Comparison of the Finite Volume and Lattice Boltzmann Methods for Solving Natural Convection Heat Transfer Problems inside Cavities and Enclosures

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="762184.fig.005a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/762184/figures/762184.fig.005a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>1st order upwind/SIMPLE</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="762184.fig.005b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/762184/figures/762184.fig.005b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>2nd order upwind/SIMPLE</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="762184.fig.005c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/762184/figures/762184.fig.005c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>1st order upwind/SIMPLEC</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><img alt="762184.fig.005d" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/762184/figures/762184.fig.005d.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(d) </b>2nd order upwind/SIMPLEC</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="e"><td><img alt="762184.fig.005e" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/762184/figures/762184.fig.005e.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(e) </b>Power law/SIMPLE</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="f"><td><img alt="762184.fig.005f" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/762184/figures/762184.fig.005f.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(f) </b>QUICK/SIMPLE</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="g"><td><img alt="762184.fig.005g" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/762184/figures/762184.fig.005g.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(g) </b>Power law/SIMPLEC</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="h"><td><img alt="762184.fig.005h" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/762184/figures/762184.fig.005h.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(h) </b>QUICK/SIMPLEC</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="i"><td><img alt="762184.fig.005i" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/762184/figures/762184.fig.005i.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(i) </b>LBM</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Figure 5: Comparison of the Finite Volume and Lattice Boltzmann Methods for Solving Natural Convection Heat Transfer Problems inside Cavities and Enclosures 

Figure 5 | Comparison of the Finite Volume and Lattice Boltzmann Methods for Solving Natural Convection Heat Transfer Problems inside Cavities and Enclosures 