Validation 2. Natural Convection in an Annulus

Kuehn and Goldstein [1,2] have conducted an experimental study of natural convection in a cylinder annulus, using both concentric and eccentric configurations. Their results serve as a good benchmark for the natural convection heat transfer modeling capabilities of FLUENT in a situation where body-fitted curvilinear grids are needed. In this study two configurations are examined: one in which the inner cylinder is displaced downwards and one in which the inner and outer cylinders are concentric.

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