Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosity
- Autores
- Córdoba Estrada, Paola Andrea; Silin, Nicolas; Dari, Enzo Alberto
- Año de publicación
- 2014
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- We performed a numerical and experimental study of laminar natural convection flow in an oil filled cubical cavity. The fluid is a dielectric oil used for cooling distribution and power transformers. This fluid has temperature-dependent viscosity. The cubical cavity of interest has an imposed temperature difference between two opposite vertical walls while the other walls are insulated. The cavity dimensions are 0.1m x 0.1m x 0.1m were a flow with a characteristic Rayleigh number Ra = 1.7 × 108 was obtained. The numerical study was carried out by applying the Finite Element Method to solve the 3D Navier-Stokes and heat equations using the in-house developed Par-GPFEP code. The influence of the temperature viscosity dependence on total heat transferred and the flow pattern have been evaluated. An experimental setup was developed to validate the numerical results. The temperature profiles in the vertical mid-axis at mid-plane of the cavity were measured and compared with the numerical results. We found reasonable agreement between numerical simulations and experimental measurements. Although there are several studies of the flow in a square cavity in this configuration, there is limited information in the literature regarding 3D flow in cubical cavities with variable properties of the working fluid. This work provides numerical and experimental data in this wide unexplored problem that can be used as benchmark to validate CFD models as well as to understand how to optimize devices based on natural convection cooling processes.
Fil: Córdoba Estrada, Paola Andrea. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia de Área de Aplicaciones de la Tecnología Nuclear. Gerencia de Investigación Aplicada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Silin, Nicolas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia de Área de Aplicaciones de la Tecnología Nuclear. Gerencia de Investigación Aplicada; Argentina
Fil: Dari, Enzo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia de Área de Aplicaciones de la Tecnología Nuclear. Gerencia de Investigación Aplicada; Argentina - Materia
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Natural convection
Cubical Cavity
Temperature-dependent viscosity
Finite Element Method - Nivel de accesibilidad
- acceso abierto
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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- oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/36155
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Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosityCórdoba Estrada, Paola AndreaSilin, NicolasDari, Enzo AlbertoNatural convectionCubical CavityTemperature-dependent viscosityFinite Element Methodhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We performed a numerical and experimental study of laminar natural convection flow in an oil filled cubical cavity. The fluid is a dielectric oil used for cooling distribution and power transformers. This fluid has temperature-dependent viscosity. The cubical cavity of interest has an imposed temperature difference between two opposite vertical walls while the other walls are insulated. The cavity dimensions are 0.1m x 0.1m x 0.1m were a flow with a characteristic Rayleigh number Ra = 1.7 × 108 was obtained. The numerical study was carried out by applying the Finite Element Method to solve the 3D Navier-Stokes and heat equations using the in-house developed Par-GPFEP code. The influence of the temperature viscosity dependence on total heat transferred and the flow pattern have been evaluated. An experimental setup was developed to validate the numerical results. The temperature profiles in the vertical mid-axis at mid-plane of the cavity were measured and compared with the numerical results. We found reasonable agreement between numerical simulations and experimental measurements. Although there are several studies of the flow in a square cavity in this configuration, there is limited information in the literature regarding 3D flow in cubical cavities with variable properties of the working fluid. This work provides numerical and experimental data in this wide unexplored problem that can be used as benchmark to validate CFD models as well as to understand how to optimize devices based on natural convection cooling processes.Fil: Córdoba Estrada, Paola Andrea. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia de Área de Aplicaciones de la Tecnología Nuclear. Gerencia de Investigación Aplicada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Silin, Nicolas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia de Área de Aplicaciones de la Tecnología Nuclear. Gerencia de Investigación Aplicada; ArgentinaFil: Dari, Enzo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia de Área de Aplicaciones de la Tecnología Nuclear. Gerencia de Investigación Aplicada; ArgentinaAsociación Argentina de Mecánica Computacional2014-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/36155Córdoba Estrada, Paola Andrea; Silin, Nicolas; Dari, Enzo Alberto; Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosity; Asociación Argentina de Mecánica Computacional; Mecánica Computacional; XXXIII; 53; 9-2014; 3487-35012591-3522CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.cimec.org.ar/ojs/index.php/mc/article/view/4932info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:26:31Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/36155instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:26:31.633CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosity |
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Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosity |
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Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosity Córdoba Estrada, Paola Andrea Natural convection Cubical Cavity Temperature-dependent viscosity Finite Element Method |
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Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosity |
title_full |
Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosity |
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Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosity |
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Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosity |
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Numerical simulation of a cubical cavity filled with oil showing temperature-dependent viscosity |
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Córdoba Estrada, Paola Andrea Silin, Nicolas Dari, Enzo Alberto |
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Córdoba Estrada, Paola Andrea |
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Córdoba Estrada, Paola Andrea Silin, Nicolas Dari, Enzo Alberto |
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Silin, Nicolas Dari, Enzo Alberto |
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Natural convection Cubical Cavity Temperature-dependent viscosity Finite Element Method |
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Natural convection Cubical Cavity Temperature-dependent viscosity Finite Element Method |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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We performed a numerical and experimental study of laminar natural convection flow in an oil filled cubical cavity. The fluid is a dielectric oil used for cooling distribution and power transformers. This fluid has temperature-dependent viscosity. The cubical cavity of interest has an imposed temperature difference between two opposite vertical walls while the other walls are insulated. The cavity dimensions are 0.1m x 0.1m x 0.1m were a flow with a characteristic Rayleigh number Ra = 1.7 × 108 was obtained. The numerical study was carried out by applying the Finite Element Method to solve the 3D Navier-Stokes and heat equations using the in-house developed Par-GPFEP code. The influence of the temperature viscosity dependence on total heat transferred and the flow pattern have been evaluated. An experimental setup was developed to validate the numerical results. The temperature profiles in the vertical mid-axis at mid-plane of the cavity were measured and compared with the numerical results. We found reasonable agreement between numerical simulations and experimental measurements. Although there are several studies of the flow in a square cavity in this configuration, there is limited information in the literature regarding 3D flow in cubical cavities with variable properties of the working fluid. This work provides numerical and experimental data in this wide unexplored problem that can be used as benchmark to validate CFD models as well as to understand how to optimize devices based on natural convection cooling processes. Fil: Córdoba Estrada, Paola Andrea. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia de Área de Aplicaciones de la Tecnología Nuclear. Gerencia de Investigación Aplicada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Silin, Nicolas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia de Área de Aplicaciones de la Tecnología Nuclear. Gerencia de Investigación Aplicada; Argentina Fil: Dari, Enzo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia de Área de Aplicaciones de la Tecnología Nuclear. Gerencia de Investigación Aplicada; Argentina |
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We performed a numerical and experimental study of laminar natural convection flow in an oil filled cubical cavity. The fluid is a dielectric oil used for cooling distribution and power transformers. This fluid has temperature-dependent viscosity. The cubical cavity of interest has an imposed temperature difference between two opposite vertical walls while the other walls are insulated. The cavity dimensions are 0.1m x 0.1m x 0.1m were a flow with a characteristic Rayleigh number Ra = 1.7 × 108 was obtained. The numerical study was carried out by applying the Finite Element Method to solve the 3D Navier-Stokes and heat equations using the in-house developed Par-GPFEP code. The influence of the temperature viscosity dependence on total heat transferred and the flow pattern have been evaluated. An experimental setup was developed to validate the numerical results. The temperature profiles in the vertical mid-axis at mid-plane of the cavity were measured and compared with the numerical results. We found reasonable agreement between numerical simulations and experimental measurements. Although there are several studies of the flow in a square cavity in this configuration, there is limited information in the literature regarding 3D flow in cubical cavities with variable properties of the working fluid. This work provides numerical and experimental data in this wide unexplored problem that can be used as benchmark to validate CFD models as well as to understand how to optimize devices based on natural convection cooling processes. |
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