Analysis of entropy generation due to conjugate natural convection in an enclosure region has been carried out. A thermal lattice Boltzmann Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook model was implemented to simulate the two-dimensional natural convection and to investigate the effect of the most important parameters, the Rayleigh number 10 3 R a 10 6 and thermal conductivity ratio of solid to fluid K = 1 100 . Entropy generation contours due to heat transfer irreversibility, isotherms, streamlines, and Nusselt numbers were obtained and discussed. It was found that dimensionless entropy generation due to heat transfer (Bejan number) decreases with an increasing thermal conductivity ratio. For R a ranging from 10 3 to 10 4 , the total entropy generation is mostly due to heat transfer because of relatively low velocities, but for R a > 10 4 , the contribution due to fluid friction becomes more effective.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Entropy Generation of Conjugate Natural Convection in Enclusures: The Lattice Boltzmann Method


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2013-07-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English