A NEW BENCHMARK QUALITY SOLUTION FOR THE BUOYANCY-DRIVEN CAVITY BY DISCRETE SINGULAR CONVOLUTION

This article introduces a high-accuracy discrete singular convolution (DSC) for the numerical simulation of coupled convective heat transfer problems. The problem of a buoyancy-driven cavity is solved by two completely independent numerical procedures. One is a quasi-wavelet-based DSC approach, which uses the regularized Shannon's kernel, while the other is a standard form of the Galerkin finite-element method. The integration of the Navier-Stokes and energy equations is performed by employing velocity correction-based schemes. The entire laminar natural convection range of 10 3 h Ra h 10 8 is numerically simulated by both schemes. The reliability and robustness of the present DSC approach is extensively tested and validated by means of grid sensitivity and convergence studies. As a result, a set of new benchmark quality data is presented. The study emphasizes quantitative, rather than qualitative comparisons.

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