MIXED CONVECTION IN AN INCLINED CHANNEL OF FINITE-LENGTH CONTAINING BAFFLES AND HEATED WITH A DISCRETE ISOTHERMAL MANNER

Mixed convection in an inclined channel of finite length containing baffles and heated with a discrete isothermal manner. In this work, we numerically study the heal transfer and fluid pow in a rectangular channel of finite length, containing thermal sources disposed on his lower wall with a regular manner. A finite difference method is used to solve, in nondimensional forms, the mixed convection equations. Results ave obtained for different combinations of the governing parameters such as, the Rayleigh number, the Reynolds number the Prandtl number and the relative height of the baffles. For adequate combinations of these parameters, the simulations results show that the possibility of the natural convection cells formation can be realized and the heat transfer across the cold plate and the exit of the channel can be controlled.