A theoretical analysis is performed to predict the effects of a fluid with temperature-dependent viscosity flowing through an isoflux-bounded porous medium channel. For validation purposes, the thermo-hydraulic behavior of this system is obtained also by solving numerically the differential balance equations. The conventional procedure for predicting the numerical pressure-drop along the channel by using the global Hazen-Dupuit-Darcy (HDD) model (also known as the Forchheimer-extended Darcy model), with a representative viscosity for the channel calculated at maximum or minimum fluid temperatures, is shown to fail drastically. Alternatively, new predictive theoretical global pressure-drop equations are obtained using the differential form of the HDD model, and validated against the numerical results. Heat transfer results from the new theory, in the form of Nusselt numbers, are compared with earlier results for Darcy flow models (with and without viscosity variation), and validated by using the numerical results. Limitations of the new theory are highlighted and discussed.
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New Theory for Forced Convection Through Porous Media by Fluids With Temperature-Dependent Viscosity
Arunn Narasimhan,
Arunn Narasimhan
Laboratory for Porous Materials Applications, Mechanical Engineering Department, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0337, USA
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Jose´ L. Lage,
e-mail: jll@seas.smu.edu
Jose´ L. Lage
Laboratory for Porous Materials Applications, Mechanical Engineering Department, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0337, USA
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Donald A. Nield
Donald A. Nield
Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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Arunn Narasimhan
Laboratory for Porous Materials Applications, Mechanical Engineering Department, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0337, USA
Jose´ L. Lage
Laboratory for Porous Materials Applications, Mechanical Engineering Department, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0337, USA
e-mail: jll@seas.smu.edu
Donald A. Nield
Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received by the Heat Transfer Division September 29, 2000; revision received May 20, 2001. Associate Editor: J. Georgiadis.
J. Heat Transfer. Dec 2001, 123(6): 1045-1051 (7 pages)
Published Online: May 20, 2001
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September 29, 2000
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May 20, 2001
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Narasimhan , A., Lage, J. L., and Nield, D. A. (May 20, 2001). "New Theory for Forced Convection Through Porous Media by Fluids With Temperature-Dependent Viscosity ." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. December 2001; 123(6): 1045–1051. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1409268
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