Numerical Simulation of Heating and Ventilation by Natural Convection in a Square Cavity
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Heating and ventilation in the building is essential to establish thermal comfort. The modern means invented to provide us with our heating and ventilation needs are generally expensive and represent sources of pollution. It is for this reason that there are several studies directed towards the research of renewable energies and non-polluting economic systems. The simulation of such a natural system at an almost low cost is the subject of our study in this work. In this work, a numerical study of passive heating and ventilation was made by natural convection in a room containing a heated vertical wall. In the case of heating, the system is closed and two openings are considered in the heated vertical wall allowing the re-circulation of the air in the room and therefore the heating of this latter. In the case of ventilation, the room is open to the outside through two inlet and outlet openings allowing the air circulation from the outside into the room and from the room into the outside which leads to ventilate the room. Numerical results with different mesh and Rayleigh number have been presented and their effects have been discussed.
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