Table 2 Grid independent test average Nusselt number on hot surface at (Re = 200, Ri = 10, Da = 1e−3 λ = 5, φ = 0.04, Ha = 20, γ = 45, A = 0.15, N = 3).
Grid | Domain elements | Boundary elements | Time (sec) | Nuave | \(\left|Error\right|\%\) | \(\left|{\psi }_{min}\right|\) | Error \(\%\) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1 | 3259 | 247 | 27 | 13.173 | – | 0.034794 | – |
G2 | 4917 | 307 | 29 | 13.181 | 0.06 | 0.034796 | 0.0057 |
G3 | 8521 | 453 | 36 | 13.154 | 0.205 | 0.034795 | 0.0028 |
G4 | 19,721 | 797 | 46 | 13.144 | 0.076 | 0.034826 | 0.089 |
G5 | 26,527 | 797 | 70 | 13.144 | 0 | 0.034838 | 0.0344 |