Significance of the natural convection to the heat transfer of porous media: a pore-scale study

• Main Authors: Xuan, Zi-Hao, Fang, Wen-Zhen, Lu, Yu-Hao, Yang, Chun, Tao, Wen-Quan
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Natural convection; Porous media
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180208
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Heat conduction in porous media is generally accompanied by the natural convection of the fluid within the pores driven by the temperature gradient. However, the criterion to determine the critical pore size of porous media where the natural convection cannot be neglected remains elusive. In this st...