Research Article

Numerical Investigation of Laminar Natural Convection in Inclined Square Enclosure with the Influence of Discrete Heat Source

Table 1

Correlation coefficients with maximum relative error and average standard deviation in percentage.

(degrees)RaCorrelation coefficients (%)

0103 ≤ Ra < 1050.23940.28360.32710.12192.1823
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1070.29540.27290.47440.08062.1533

30103 ≤ Ra < 1050.23750.28930.32110.14242.4248
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1070.33600.26410.45360.08622.1493

60103 ≤ Ra < 1050.22170.29300.30490.14483.2234
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1070.38370.24860.42350.08461.4617

90103 ≤ Ra < 1050.23320.27540.47220.15201.7173
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1070.31260.25140.42030.14231.9605

120103 ≤ Ra < 1050.21530.29550.30060.15233.2803
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1070.38540.24810.42160.08311.5131

150103 ≤ Ra < 1050.25400.27720.28280.13053.5670
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1070.27570.27520.41720.14183.2547

180103 ≤ Ra < 1050.23930.28360.32690.12173.1304
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1070.29680.27290.46610.08561.2832

210103 ≤ Ra < 1050.40330.19960.31680.10012.9825
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1070.42870.20750.53710.10722.1582

240103 ≤ Ra < 1051.00600.05570.24090.04181.6211
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1071.13810.04640.26590.01430.2221

270103 ≤ Ra < 1051.38830.00250.20050.02151.1462
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1071.26180.00820.15300.03510.3612

300103 ≤ Ra < 1051.00780.05550.24160.04231.6220
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1071.13810.04640.26590.01430.2216

330103 ≤ Ra < 1050.40330.19960.31690.09992.9814
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1070.28780.23970.68350.07681.0799

360103 ≤ Ra < 1050.23940.28360.32710.12192.1823
105 ≤ Ra ≤ 1070.29540.27290.47440.08062.1533