<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents a fundamental and accurate approach to study numerical analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer inside a channel. In this study, the Finite Element Method is used to analyze the channel, which is divided into small subsections. The small subsections are discretized using higher number of domain elements and the corresponding number of nodes. MATLAB codes are developed to be used in the analysis. Simulation results showed that the analyses of fluid flow and temperature are influenced significantly by the changing entrance velocity. Also, there is an apparent effect on the temperature fields due to the presence of an energy source in the middle of the domain. In this paper, the characteristics of flow analysis and heat analysis in a channel have been investigated.</p></abstract>

This paper presents a fundamental and accurate approach to study numerical analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer inside a channel. In this study, the Finite Element Method is used to analyze the channel, which is divided into small subsections. The small subsections are discretized using higher number of domain elements and the corresponding number of nodes. MATLAB codes are developed to be used in the analysis. Simulation results showed that the analyses of fluid flow and temperature are influenced significantly by the changing entrance velocity. Also, there is an apparent effect on the temperature fields due to the presence of an energy source in the middle of the domain. In this paper, the characteristics of flow analysis and heat analysis in a channel have been investigated.

Analysis and Calculation of the Fluid Flow and the Temperature Field by Finite Element Modeling

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering

Measurement Science Review

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This paper presents a fundamental and accurate approach to study numerical analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer inside a channel. In this study, the Finite...

Analysis and Calculation of the Fluid Flow and the Temperature Field by Finite Element Modeling

Published Online: Apr 04, 2018

Page range: 59 - 64

Received: Sep 12, 2017

Accepted: Mar 20, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msr-2018-0009

Keywords
Finite Element Method, flow analysis, temperature analysis, entrance velocity, simulation

© 2018 M. Dhamodaran et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis and Calculation of the Fluid Flow and the Temperature Field by Finite Element Modeling

Published Online: Apr 04, 2018

Page range: 59 - 64

Received: Sep 12, 2017

Accepted: Mar 20, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msr-2018-0009

KeywordsFinite Element Method, flow analysis, temperature analysis, entrance velocity, simulation

© 2018 M. Dhamodaran et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Finite Element Method, flow analysis, temperature analysis, entrance velocity, simulation