Effect of Hartmann Number on Free Convective Flow in a Square Cavity with Different Positions of Heated Square Block

This paper is concerned with the effect of Hartmann number on the free convective flow in a square cavity with different positions of heated square block. The two-dimensional Physical and mathematical model have been developed, and mathematical model includes the system of governing mass, momentum and energy equations are solved by the finite element method. The calculations have been computed for Prandtl number Pr = 0.71, the Rayleigh number Ra = 1000 and the different values of Hartmann number. The results are illustrated with the streamlines, isotherms, velocity and temperature fields as well as local Nusselt number.

• Abdul Halim Bhuiyan
• M. A. Alim
• Md. Nasir Uddin

• Finite element method
• free convection
• Hartmann number
• square cavity.

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