Research Article
Impact of Surface Undulation on Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in an Enclosure Filled with Nanoencapsulated Phase Change Materials (NEPCMs)
Table 2
Grid sensitivity checks for the average Nusselt number and the maximum value of stream function at
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| Predefined | Domain | Boundary | | | CPU | Mesh size | Elements | Elements | Time (s) |
| Coarser | 3593 | 283 | 13.844 | 7.895 | 17 | Coarse | 4874 | 342 | 13.838 | 7.487 | 21 | Normal | 5995 | 369 | 13.872 | 7.341 | 21 | Fine | 8280 | 420 | 13.895 | 7.3162 | 25 | Finer | 13466 | 608 | 13.855 | 7.192 | 36 | Extra fine | 29372 | 1042 | 13.855 | 7.123 | 78 | Extremely fine | 36480 | 1042 | 13.854 | 7.114 | 100 |
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