Stability of free convection in a narrow porous layer subject to rotation

Peter Vadasz

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Abstract

The stability and onset of convection in a narrow, fluid saturated porous layer subject to a centrifugal body force due to rotation is investigated analytically. The marginal stability criterion is established in terms of a critical centrifugal Rayleigh number and a critical wave number. As a result, the corresponding eigenfunctions are evaluated at the convection threshold.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)881-890
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume21
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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