Title
Entropy Generation in Thermal Radiative Loading of Structures with Distinct Heaters.
Abstract
Thermal loading by radiant heaters is used in building heating and hot structure design applications. In this research, characteristics of the thermal radiative heating of an enclosure by a distinct heater are investigated from the second law of thermodynamics point of view. The governing equations of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy (fluid and solid) are solved by the finite volume method and the semi-implicit method for pressure linked equations (SIMPLE) algorithm. Radiant heaters are modeled by constant heat flux elements, and the lower wall is held at a constant temperature while the other boundaries are adiabatic. The thermal conductivity and viscosity of the fluid are temperature-dependent, which leads to complex partial differential equations with nonlinear coefficients. The parameter study is done based on the amount of thermal load (presented by heating number) as well as geometrical configuration parameters, such as the aspect ratio of the enclosure and the radiant heater number. The results present the effect of thermal and geometrical parameters on entropy generation and the distribution field. Furthermore, the effect of thermal radiative heating on both of the components of entropy generation (viscous dissipation and heat dissipation) is investigated.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.3390/e19100506
ENTROPY
Keywords
Field
DocType
thermal radiation,natural convection,entropy generation,thermal loading
Thermodynamics,Heat flux,Thermal radiation,Dissipation,Heat transfer,Thermal fluids,Thermal conduction,Mathematics,Thermal transmittance,Thermal conductivity
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
19
10
1099-4300
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.59
5
Authors
5