• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.62-68
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• 2008

This paper reports briefly on the computational results of a turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection with the elliptic-blending second-moment closure (EBM). The primary emphasis of the study is placed on an investigation of accuracy and numerical stability of the elliptic-blending second-moment closure for the turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection. The turbulent heat fluxes in this study are treated by the algebraic flux model with the temperature variance and molecular dissipation rate of turbulent heat flux. The model is applied to the prediction of the turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection for Rayleigh numbers ranging from Ra=$2{\times}10^6$ to Ra=$10^9$ and the computed results are compared with the previous experimental correlations, T-RANS and LES results. The predicted cell-averaged Nusselt number follows the correlation by Peng et al.(2006) (Nu=$0.162Ra^{0.286}$) in the 'soft' convective turbulence region ($2{\times}10^6{\leq}Ra{\leq}4{\times}10^7$) and it follows the experimental correlation by Niemela et al. (2000) (N=$0.124Ra^{0.309}$) in the 'hard' convective turbulence region ($10^8{\leq}Ra{\leq}10^9$) within 5% accuracy. This results show that the elliptic-blending second-moment closure with an algebraic flux model predicts very accurately the Rayleigh-Benard convection.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2008년도 학술대회
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• pp.111-117
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• 2008

This paper reports briefly on the computational results of a turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection with the elliptic-blending second-moment closure (EBM). The primary emphasis of the study is placed on an investigation of accuracy and numerical stability of the elliptic-blending second-moment closure for the turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection. The turbulent heat fluxes in this study are treated by the algebraic flux model with the temperature variance and molecular dissipation rate of turbulent heat flux. The model is applied to the prediction of the turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection for Rayleigh numbers ranging from $Ra=2{\times}10^6$ to $Ra=10^9$, and the computed results are compared with the previous experimental correlations, T-RANS and LES results. The predicted cell-averaged Nusselt number follows the correlation by Peng et al.(2006) ($Nu=0.162Ra^{0.286}$) in the 'soft' convective turbulence region ($2{\times}10^6{\leq}Ra{\leq}4{\times}10^7$) and it follows the experimental correlation by Niemela et al. (2000) ($Nu=0.124Ra^{0.309}$) in the 'hard' convective tubulence region ($10^8{\leq}Ra{\leq}10^9$) within 5% accuracy. This results show that the elliptic-blending second-moment closure with an algebraic flux model predicts very accurately the Rayleigh Benard convection.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2021

Rayleigh-Benard-Marangoni (RBM) convection have been artificially made for application of various engineering fields. For a relatively larger circular container, natural convection experiments were carried out to reveal and show the flow characteristics with engine oil (SAE30) using IR camera. IR camera has captured the temperature distribution on the free surface. From these experiments, it was confirmed that it was possible to quantitatively analyze the occurrence characteristics of RBM flow clearly from the thermal images taken with IR camera. As the aspect ratio increased, both the number of internal and external cavities increased. And found that the criteria of RBM flow generation proposed through previous experiments performed for small-sized containers are also very effective with the results on larger circular container.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2005

A Rayleigh-Benard problem with non-uniform wall temperatures of the form, $T_L=T_1+{\delta}{\Delta}T{\sin}kx$ and $T_U=T_2-{\delta}{\Delta}{\sin (kx)$, is numerically investigated. In the conduction-dominated regime with small a Rayleigh number, a two-tier structure appears with two counter-rotating rolls stacked on the top of each other. The flow becomes unstable with increase of the Rayleigh number, and multicellular convection occurs above a critical Rayleigh number. The multicellular flows at high Rayleigh numbers consist of approximetely square-shape cells. Four multiple flows and dual flows classified by the number of cells are found at k=0.5 and k=1, respectively.

• 에너지공학
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.254-264
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• 2012

원자력발전소 중대사고시 노심용융물의 Rayleigh-Benard 자연대류 문제에 대한 예비실험으로 두 평판 사이의 거리, 측면벽의 유무 및 평판의 기하구조가 열전달에 미치는 영향에 대해 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 열전달 실험을 대신하여 상사성의 원리를 이용한 황산-황산구리 수용액의 전기도금계를 물질전달계로 채택하였다. 실험은 $Ra_s$는 $1.06{\times}10^7{\sim}2.91{\times}10^{10}$의 범위에서 실험적 조건을 변화시켜가며 열전달을 측정하였다. 실험결과 단일 수평평판에서 측정한 열전달은 McAdams의 수평평판 자연대류 열전달 상관식과 일치하였고 두 평판에서 측정한 열전달은 Dropkin과 Somerscales, Globe와 Dropkin의 Rayleigh-Benard 자연대류 열전달 상관식과 매우 유사한 경향을 보였다. 두 평판 사이의 거리가 작을 경우 열전달이 높다가 거리가 증가하면 단일 수평평판에서의 자연대류 열전달과 같아졌다. 평판에 설치된 휜(Fin)은 열전달을 향상시켰다. 모든 경우에서 측면벽이 없는 경우의 열전달이 측면 벽이 있는 경우보다 항상 높았다.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회논문집B
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• pp.282-289
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• 2000

Direct numerical solution for flow and heat transfer for Benard convection with a body is obtained using an accurate and efficient Fourier-Chebyshev collocation and multi-domain method. The flow and temperature fields are obtained fur different Rayleigh numbers and thermal boundary conditions of body. The body has adiabatic and constant temperature conditions. The existence of a body gives different flow and heat transfer fields in the system, compared to pure Benard convection. The flow and temperature fields are also affected by the thermal boundary condition of a body.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회B
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• pp.2744-2749
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• 2008

Numerical calculations are carried out for the natural convection induced by temperature difference between a cold outer square cylinder and a hot inner circular cylinder for Rayleigh number of $Ra=10^7$. This study investigates the effect of the inner cylinder location on the heat transfer and fluid flow. The location of inner circular cylinder ($\delta$) is changed vertically along the center-line of square enclosure. The natural convection bifurcates from unsteady to steady state according to $\delta$. Two critical positions of ${\delta}_{C,L}$ and ${\delta}_{C,U}$ as a lower bound and an upper bound are ${\delta}_{C,L}=0.05$ and ${\delta}_{C,U}=0.18$, respectively. Within the defined bounds, the thermal and flow fields are steady state. When the inner cylinder locates at ${\delta}{\geq}{\delta}_{C,U}$, the space between the upper surface of inner cylinder and the top surface of the enclosure forms a relatively shallow layer where the natural convection characterized as the pure Rayleigh-Benard convection forms alternately the upwelling and downwelling plums, as a result that a series of cells known as Benard cells is derived.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.3540-3550
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• 2022

The supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO₂) Brayton cycle is an important energy conversion technology for the fourth generation of nuclear energy. Since the printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE) used in the S-CO₂ Brayton cycle has narrow channels, Rayleigh-Bénard (RB) convection is likely to exist in the tiny channels. However, there are very few studies on RB convection in supercritical fluids. Current research on RB convection mainly focuses on conventional fluids such as water and air that meet the Boussinesq assumption. It is necessary to study non-Boussinesq fluids. PRB convection refers to RB convection that is affected by horizontal incoming flow. In this paper, the computational fluid dynamics simulation method is used to study the PRB convection phenomenon of non-Boussinesq fluid-supercritical carbon dioxide. The result shows that the inlet Reynolds number (Re) of the horizontal incoming flow significantly affects the PRB convection. When the inlet Re remains unchanged, with the increase of Rayleigh number (Ra), the steady-state convective pattern of the fluid layer is shown in order: horizontal flow, local traveling wave, traveling wave convection. If Ra remains unchanged, as the inlet Re increases, three convection patterns of traveling wave convection, local traveling wave, and horizontal flow will appear in sequence. To characterize the relationship between traveling wave convection and horizontal incoming flow, this paper proposes the relationship between critical Reynolds number and relative Rayleigh number (r).

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2008년도 12th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics
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• pp.80.3-80.3
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• 2008

• 에너지공학
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.78-87
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• 2015

중대사고시 금속용융물층의 열속 집중 현상(Focusig effect)에 대해 상부와 측면벽의 냉각 조건과 높이를 변화시키면서 실험과 수치해석을 수행하였다. 상사성(Analogy) 원리를 이용해 열전달 실험 대신 물질전달 실험을 수행하였으며 황산-황산구리 수용액의 전기도금계를 물질전달계로 채택하였다. $Ra_H$ 수 $8.49{\times}10^7{\sim}5.43{\times}10^9$ 범위에서 상부와 측면벽의 냉각 조건을 세 가지로, 높이를 네 가지로 변화시키면서 열전달을 측정하였다. 상부만 냉각인 경우의 실험결과를 동일한 조건인 Rayleigh-Benard 자연대류 상관식과 비교한 바 Dropkin과 Somerscales, Globe와 Dropkin의 상관식과 매우 일치하였다. 측면벽만 냉각인 경우, 상부와 측면벽 모두 냉각인 경우, 상부만 냉각인 경우 순으로 열전달이 감소하였고, 냉각 조건을 고정한 상태에서 높이를 감소시킬수록 측면 열전달이 향상되었다.