Numerical investigation of ferrofluid convection with Kelvin forces and non-Darcy effects
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: In this study, natural convection in a porous, ferrofluid-filled cavity is numerically investigated utilizing the multiquadric (MQ) radial basis function (RBF) based pseudo spectral (PS) method. The influence of Kelvin forces, Brinkman and Forchheimer terms and a magnetic source is also taken into account. Results reveal that convective heat transfer is inhibited with the rise of Hartmann number, and with the decrease in Darcy number while it is enhanced with the increase in porosity of the porous medium, solid volume fraction and Rayleigh number. At a small Rayleigh number, the average Nusselt number enhances with the augmentation of magnetic number.
Source: AIMS Mathematics
Author: Bengisen Pekmen Geridönmez
Institution: TED University
Language: English
Subfield: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Field: Chemical Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,200
OpenAlex ID: W2794442012