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Model ID: 195

Free Convection in a Water Glass

This model treats the free convection and heat transfer of a glass of cold water heated to room temperature. Initially, the glass and the water are at 5 °C and are then put on a table in a room at 25 °C.

The nonisothermal flow is coupled to heat transfer using the Heat Transfer module.

Free Convection in a Water Glass Streamlines of the velocity field at four output times. The buoyancy driven flow induces recirculation zones visualized by the streamlines in the figure.


Engineering Fields

  • Momentum Transfer & CFD
  • Energy Transfer

Application Areas

  • Heat Transfer
  • Fluid Mechanics (CFD)

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