A numerical study on buoyancy-driven flow in an inclined square enclosure heated and cooled on adjacent walls

A numerical study on buoyancy-driven laminar flow in an inclined square enclosure heated from one side and cooled from the adjacent side is conducted using finite difference methods. The effect of inclination angle on fluid flow and heat transfer is investigated by varying the angle of inclination between 0 degrees and 360 degrees and the results are presented in the form of streamlines and isotherms for different inclination angles and Rayleigh numbers. On the basis of the numerical data, we determine the critical values of the inclination angle at which the rate of heat transfer within the enclosure is either maximum or minimum.