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Mixed Convection Heat Transfer in a Grooved Channel in the Presence of a Baffle

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In this article, the authors present a comprehensive investigation of mixed convection in a differentially heated grooved channel in the presence of an adiabatic baffle supported centrally from the top wall.
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The paper presents a comprehensive investigation of mixed convection in a differentially heated grooved channel in the presence of an adiabatic baffle supported centrally from the top wall. Both assisting and opposing flow configurations are simulated using in-house CFD code for Richardson number 0.001–1000 and Reynolds number 10–200, considering a baffle height of up to 80% of enclosure height and air as working fluid. The flow and heat transfer characteristics have been analyzed using energy flux vectors, isotherms, averaged Nusselt number, and streamlines. The results show remarkable enhancement of heat transfer in the mixed convection regime in the presence of baffle.

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Energy flux vectors as a new tool for convection visualization

TL;DR: In this article, a combination of numerical and analytical tools is used to show that, in two-dimensional space, heatlines and energy streamlines are effectively the same, and the energy flux vectors are tracing both of them accurately.
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Mixed convection heat transfer in ventilated cavities with opposing and assisting flows

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An experimental study on mixed convection in a horizontal rectangular channel heated from a side

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