Numerical Study Of Natural Convection In An Enclosure Filled With Nanofluid

In this work we conducted a numerical study of laminar steady natural convection in a square enclosure heated by a square and filled with a mixture of water and nanoparticles. The governing equations were discretized by the finite volume method using a hybrid scheme. A computer code was developed and implemented in this context to use numerical simulation as a tool of investigation. The results are analyzed through the thermal and dynamic fields with special attention to the Nusselt number. This work was validated by comparing to those in the literature by slightly modifying the configuration studied. A parametric study also was conducted by considering the Rayleigh number, and the type of nanofluid