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Appl. Math. Mech. -Engl. Ed., 36(4), 523–540 (2015) Applied Mathematics DOI 10.1007/s10483-015-1928-9 and Mechanics c Shanghai University and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 (English Edition) Lattice Boltzmann simulation of natural convection in open end ∗ cavity with inclined hot wall 1,† 1 2 M. NAZARI , H. SHOKRI , A. A. MOHAMAD 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood 36199 95161, Iran; 2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, Centre for Environmental Engineering for Research and Education, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada Abstract Natural convection in an open end cavity with a hot inclined wall is simulated based on the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). The physics of flow and energy transfer in open end cavities are addressed when the hot wall is inclined. The combination of the two topics (open cavity and inclined walls) is the main novelty of the present study. The effects of the angle of the hot inclined wall on the flow field and heat transfer are thoroughly investigated. The Prandtl number is fixed to 0.71 (air). The Rayleigh number and the angle of the hot inclined wall are varied in the range of 104 to 106 and 60◦ to 85◦ , respectively. The results are presented for two different aspect ratios, i.e., A = 1 and 2. The