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ISSN Imprimer: 1091-028X
ISSN En ligne: 1934-0508
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RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION PSEUDO-SPECTRAL SOLUTION OF THE NON-DARCY MODEL IN A POROUS MEDIUM
RÉSUMÉ
In this study, the radial basis function pseudo-spectral (RBF-PS) method is applied for solving natural convective flow in a square cavity and in a curved pipe filled with a porous medium. RBF-PS constructs differentiation matrices by the coordinate matrix formed by radial distances using multiquadric radial basis function (MQ-RBF) √(r2 + c2). The direct implementation of the problem and the cheap computational cost using the small number of grid points make the proposed method captivating. The governing dimensionless equations are solved in terms of stream function, vorticity, and temperature. The results are given for several values of Rayleigh (Ra) number, Darcy (Da) number, and porosity εp in terms of average Nusselt number, or streamlines, isotherms, and vorticity contours. Physically the decrease in Darcy number suppresses the heat transfer while the convective heat transfer becomes prominent with the increase in Ra, and in εp.