CONV-09. Proceedings of International Symposium on Convective Heat and Mass Transfer in Sustainable Energy
DOI: 10.1615/ICHMT.2009.CONV
ISBN Print: 978-1-56700-261-4
ISSN Online: 2642-3499
ISSN Flash Drive: 2642-3502
PITCHFORK BIFURCATION OF THEMIXED CONVECTION IN A VERTICAL CHANNEL
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DOI: 10.1615/ICHMT.2009.CONV.600
摘要
The steady laminar mixed convection in a two-dimensional vertical channel with locally and symmetrically heated walls is studied numerically. The fluid flows downward through the channel. The walls are thermally insulated in the upstream part, maintained at a constant temperature in the heated middle part, and thermally insulated in the downstream part. The present contribution deals, in particular, with the bifurcation from a symmetric to an asymmetric solution in such opposed flow conditions. In fact, the symmetry breaking occurs at a value of the Richardson number of about 4.5.