International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow: Volume 16 Issue 1

Effect of viscous dissipation on mixed convection flow of water near its density maximum in a rectangular enclosure with isothermal wall

Anwar Hossain, Rama Subba Reddy Gorla

To investigate the effect of viscous dissipation on unsteady, combined convective heat transfer to water near its density maximum in a rectangular cavity.

A new algorithm for moving boundary problems subject to periodic boundary conditions

S.G. Ahmed

The paper aims to introduce a new algorithm based on the boundary integral method developed to solve moving boundary phase change problem subject to all possible cases of cyclic…

The effect of radiation on the laminar natural convection induced by a line heat source

Mohammad B. Ayani, Javad A. Esfahani, Antonio C.M. Sousa

To show the effect of radiation from the heat source and the variation of fluid properties on the laminar natural convection induced by a line heat source.

Isoparametric finite element approximation for a boundary flux problem

Andrey B. Andreev, Todor D. Todorov

To study and to analyze a second order finite‐element boundary‐flux approximation using isoparametric numerical integration.

Application of numerical methods to study the effect of axial conduction in plates and flow channels on the performance of plate heat exchangers

M.A. Mehrabian, G.A. Sheikhzadeh, M. Khoramabadi

The purpose of this paper is to predict the plate heat exchanger performance when axial conduction in plates and in flow channels are present and fluids' viscosities are…

Combined radiative and convective heat transfer in a divided channel

H. Bouali, A. Mezrhab

This paper presents a numerical investigation of the interaction of surfaces radiation with developing laminar free convective heat transfer in a divided vertical channel. The…

Solution of Navier‐Stokes equations by fourth‐order compact schemes and AUSM flux splitting

Mahmood K. Mawlood, Shahnor Basri, Waqar Asrar, Ashraf A. Omar, Ahmad S. Mokhtar, Megat M.H.M. Ahmad

To develop a high‐order compact finite‐difference method for solving flow problems containing shock waves.