Numerical analysis of effects of fins and conductive walls on heat transfer in side heated cavities — Onset of three-Dimensional phenomena in natural convection

In the present study, we analyse individual and combined effects of conductive horizontal walls and conductive fins on the natural convection of air in side heated cavities (SHC). The flow and heat transfer are studied for Rayleigh numbers in the range of 10⁴−−10⁹: Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) is conducted for the...