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meda May 18, 2008 19:44

difference between ideal gas & boussinesq approach
 
Dear all, I want to study natural convection in enclosed spaces. In what cases should I use Boussinesq or Ideal gas approach? Which one is more accurate?

Thanks in advance

Vinayender May 19, 2008 07:01

Re: difference between ideal gas & boussinesq appr
 
Hi,

Natural convection flow are generaly low speed flow and hence we solve such flows with an Incompresible flow approximation. But Imcompresible flow approximation indicates density is not a function of pressure and temperature. But denstiy varation in Natural convection flows depends on temperature and Hence we incoperate this effect in Incompressible flow solvers that density varies with temperature (which is called as boussinesq approximation) by including buyoncy terms in momentum equations in addition with relation between density and temperature.

Thanks, Vinayender.

TO all :- Please correct this if I am wrong somewere..

meda May 19, 2008 08:12

Re: difference between ideal gas & boussinesq appr
 
Thanks a lot Vinayender.

Meda

Sai Krishna September 15, 2020 15:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinayender
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Hi,

Natural convection flow are generaly low speed flow and hence we solve such flows with an Incompresible flow approximation. But Imcompresible flow approximation indicates density is not a function of pressure and temperature. But denstiy varation in Natural convection flows depends on temperature and Hence we incoperate this effect in Incompressible flow solvers that density varies with temperature (which is called as boussinesq approximation) by including buyoncy terms in momentum equations in addition with relation between density and temperature.

Thanks, Vinayender.

TO all :- Please correct this if I am wrong somewere..

i think incompressible means we neglect density variation with pressure only. not with temperature


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