Abstract
The effects of oscillatory motions that may present at a wall during vibrating conditions are studied on flow induced by natural convection and heat transfer inside an open-end vertical channel. The governing equations are non-dimensionalized and reduced to simpler forms. Analytical solutions are obtained for several limiting cases. The reduced governing equations are solved for various values of the controlling parameters. It is found that mean values of average Nusselt numbers are mainly affected by the Grashof number and the amplitude of the horizontal vibrations. Further, amplitudes of Nusselt numbers at the vibrated wall are decreased as the Grashof number increases for horizontal vibrations while they are increased as amplitudes of vibrations increase. It is also found that the squeezing/vibrational Reynolds number, Grashof number and amplitudes of vibrations have a great influence on the trends of stream lines and isotherms especially at low Grashof numbers. Finally, correlations that summarize the effects of the different controlling parameters are determined on the Nusselt numbers and their amplitudes at relatively low frequency of vibrations.