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Publication date: 7 April 2015
Mehdi Miansari, M Gorji, D. D. Ganji and Kamel Hooman
– The purpose of this paper is to improve the volume-averaged models for free convection flow in porous media.
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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to improve the volume-averaged models for free convection flow in porous media.
Design/methodology/approach
A pore scale simulation is conducted against which an independent volume-averaged solver is fine-tuned.
Findings
Micro and macro scale results can merge if proper choice of local thermal non-equilibrium and thermal dispersion models are selected. This depends on the range of Ra values investigated.
Originality/value
This is the first time a work like this is published in the literature.
Details
International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 25 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539