Onset of buoyancy-driven convection in a liquid-saturated cylindrical porous layer supported by a gas layer

Min Chan Kim, Kwang Ho Song, Chang Kyun Choi, Jong Kee Yeo

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Abstract

A theoretical analysis of convective instability driven by buoyancy forces under the transient concentration fields is conducted in an initially quiescent, liquid-saturated, cylindrical porous layer with gas diffusion from below. Darcy's law and Boussinesq approximation are used to explain the characteristics of fluid motion, and linear stability theory is employed to predict the onset of buoyancy-driven motion. Under the principle of exchange of stabilities, the stability equations are derived on the basis of the propagation theory and the dominant mode method, which have been developed in a self-similar boundary layer coordinate system. The present predictions suggest the critical Darcy-Rayleigh number RD, which is quite different from the previous ones. The onset time becomes smaller with increasing RD and follows the asymptotic relation derived in the infinite horizontal porous layer.

Original languageEnglish
Article number054104
JournalPhysics of Fluids
Volume20
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008 May

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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