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Buoyancy Force using Fluid Expansion Coefficient
Beta
Natural convection on SPH models for predicting wall heat
transfer rate at complex boundary (Beta).
• Purpose: Enable natural convection in SPH via thermal
buoyancy
• Model: Boussinesq approximation (density varies only in
gravity term)
• Formulation: Adds buoyancy acceleration to SPH elements
