A hybrid finite-element/finite-difference scheme for solving the 3-D energy equation in transient nonisothermal fluid flow over a staggered tube bank

• Main Authors: Alavi, S.M.A., Safaei, M.R., Mahian, O., Goodarzi, M., Yarmand, H., Dahari, M., Wongwises, S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/15730/1/A_Hybrid_Finite-Element_Finite-Difference_Scheme_for_Solving_the_3-D_Energy_Equation.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/15730/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10407790.2015.1012440

This article presents a hybrid finite-element/finite-difference approach. The approach solves the 3-D unsteady energy equation in nonisothermal fluid flow over a staggered tube bank with five tubes in the flow direction. The investigation used Reynolds numbers of 100 and 300, Prandtl number of 0.7,...