TY  - SER
AU  - Robillard, L.
AU  - Torrance, K.E.
TI  - Convective Heat Transfer Inhibition in an Annular Porous Layer Rotating at Weak Angular Velocity
SN  - 0017-9310
KW  - Convective Heat Transfer Inhibition
KW  - Annular Porous Layer Rotating
KW  - Weak Angular Velocity
N2  - A study is made of natural convection in a horizontal annular porous layer in rotation about its axis. Isothermal boundary conditions are applied on both inner and outer boundaries, with the outer boundary being warmer. For such conditions, no symmetry with respect to a vertical diameter can be expected for the flow and temperature fields and the whole annular region must be considered. Two-dimensional steady state solutions are obtained numerically. Results indicate that the rotation generates a net circulating flow around the annulus relative to the porous matrix and drastically reduces the overall heat transfer. These effects occur at relatively low angular velocities for which the centrifugal forces are negligible compared to gravity, and inertial effects may be neglected
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0017931090900778 
ER  -