Title
Effect of a Magnetic Quadrupole Field on Entropy Generation in Thermomagnetic Convection of Paramagnetic Fluid with and without a Gravitational Field.
Abstract
Entropy generation for a paramagnetic fluid in a square enclosure with thermomagnetic convection is numerically investigated under the influence of a magnetic quadrupole field. The magnetic field is calculated using the scalar magnetic potential approach. The finite-volume method is applied to solve the coupled equation for flow, energy, and entropy generation. Simulations are conducted to obtain streamlines, isotherms, Nusselt numbers, entropy generation, and the Bejan number for various magnetic forces (1 <= gamma <= 100) and Rayleigh numbers (10(4) <= Ra <= 10(6)). In the absence of gravity, the total entropy generation increases with the increasing magnetic field number, but the average Bejan number decreases. In the gravitational field, the total entropy generation respects the insensitive trend to the change of the magnetic force for low Rayleigh numbers, while it changes significantly for high Rayleigh numbers. When the magnetic field enhances, the share of viscous dissipation in energy losses keeps growing.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.3390/e19030096
ENTROPY
Keywords
Field
DocType
entropy generation,thermomagnetic convection,heat transfer,numerical simulation,magnetic quadrupole field
Magnetic field,Nusselt number,Paramagnetism,Gravitational field,Thermomagnetic convection,Bejan number,Magnetic pressure,Magnetic potential,Condensed matter physics,Physics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
19
3
1099-4300
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
5
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Er Shi100.34
Xiaoqin Sun200.34
Yecong He301.01
Changwei Jiang400.34