ABSTRACT
The laminar free convective heat transfer characteristics of parabolic enclosures have been investigated using numerical computation and experimental modeling methods. The geometry is a long cavity made up of a parabolic wall bowed over a horizontal wall. Due to symmetry, the analytical model is one half of a two-dimensional cross-section consisting of a hot parabolic upper-wall, a cold horizontal base-wall of width B, and an adiabatic vertical wall of height, H.
Two cases of heat-inputs from the parabolic wall have been considered viz;
Case I; isothermal conditions on hot wall and,
Case II; constant-heat-flux conditions through hot wall.
The base and vertical walls remained isothermal and adiabatic respectively.
This model has practical applications in air conditioning considerations of curved-roof housings and in the designs of more efficient solar energy collectors.
NWABUKO, U (2021). Laminar Free Convective Heat Transfer In Parabolic Enclosures. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/laminar-free-convective-heat-transfer-in-parabolic-enclosures
NWABUKO, UZO "Laminar Free Convective Heat Transfer In Parabolic Enclosures" Afribary. Afribary, 08 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/laminar-free-convective-heat-transfer-in-parabolic-enclosures. Accessed 06 May. 2024.
NWABUKO, UZO . "Laminar Free Convective Heat Transfer In Parabolic Enclosures". Afribary, Afribary, 08 May. 2021. Web. 06 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/laminar-free-convective-heat-transfer-in-parabolic-enclosures >.
NWABUKO, UZO . "Laminar Free Convective Heat Transfer In Parabolic Enclosures" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 06, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/laminar-free-convective-heat-transfer-in-parabolic-enclosures