THE EFFECTS OF INCLINATION ANGLE AND PRANDTL NUMBER ON THE MIXED CONVECTION IN THE INCLINED LID DRIVEN CAVITY USING LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD

The laminar mixed convection in a two-dimensional rectangular inclined cavity with moving top lid is investigated using the double population thermal lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) at different values of the Richardson number, inclination angle and the Prandtl number. In this problem, velocity components are changed by both buoyancy forces and the inclination angle of the cavity. Comparison of the present results with other available data shows good agreement. As the results, the velocity and temperature profiles, the Nusselt number, streamlines and isotherms are presented and discussed. It is shown that the increase of Prandtl number enhances the heat transfer rate, especially at higher values of inclination angle and Richardson number. Moreover, the average Nusselt number at the upper limit of the considered range of the Richardson and Prandtl numbers variability increases by a factor of 9.