Journal of Computational Applied Mechanics

Investigation on Instability of Rayleigh-Benard Convection Using Lattice Boltzmann Method with a Modified Boundary Condition

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

2 Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In this study, the effects of Prandtl number on the primary and secondary instability of the Rayleigh-Benard convection problem has been investigated using the lattice Boltzmann method. Two different cases as Pr=5.8 and 0.7 representing the fluid in liquid and gas conditions are examined. A body forces scheme of the lattice Boltzmann method was presented. Two types of boundary conditions in the presence of body forces are analyzed by the moment method and applied to a Poiseuille flow. Characteristic velocity was set in such a way that the compressibility effects are negligible. The calculations show that the increment of Prandtl number from 0.7 to 5.8 causes to create a secondary instability and onset of the oscillation in the flow field. Results show that at Pr=5.8, when the Rayleigh number is increased, a periodic solution appeared at Ra=48,000. It is observed that the dimensionless frequency ratio for Ra= 105 with Pr=5.8 is around 0.0065. The maximum Nusselt number for Ra = 105 with Pr=5.8 are estimated to be 5.4942.

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Journal of Computational Applied Mechanics
Volume 49, Issue 2
December 2018
Pages 231-239
  • Receive Date: 18 October 2017
  • Revise Date: 01 November 2017
  • Accept Date: 20 November 2017