Turbulence and Heat Transfer in Porous Layers
Analysis
Key Takeaways
- •The study uses DNS to simulate the interaction of a bluff-body wake with a heated porous layer.
- •Porosity significantly impacts the breakdown of incoming vortices and the generation of turbulence within the porous layer.
- •Lower porosity leads to enhanced heat transfer due to increased shear and fluid/solid interaction.
“The lower-porosity medium produces higher local and surface-averaged Nusselt numbers.”