Magnetohydrodynamic Mixed Convective Flow in a Cavity

A magnetohydrodynamic mixed convective flow in a cavity was studied in this paper. The lower surface of cavity was heated from below whereas other walls of the cavity were thermally isolated. The governing two-dimensional flow equations have been solved by using finite volume code. The effects of magnetic field were studied on flow and temperature field and heat transfer performance at a wide range of parameters, Such as Hartmann (0≤Ha≤100) and Reynolds (1≤Re≤100) numbers. The results showed that as Hartman number increases the Nusselt number, representing heat transfer from the cavity decreases.

Authors:

• R.YadollahiFarsani
• B. Ghasemi

Keywords:

• Cavity
• Magnetic Field
• Mixed Convection
• Magnetohydrodynamic

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