Effect of variable gravity field on soret driven thermosolutal convection in a porous medium

Authors
Alex, SM Patil, PR
Citation
Sm. Alex et Pr. Patil, Effect of variable gravity field on soret driven thermosolutal convection in a porous medium, INT COMM HE, 28(4), 2001, pp. 509-518
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
ISSN journal
07351933 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
509 - 518
Database
ISI
SICI code
0735-1933(200105)28:4<509:EOVGFO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The onset of thermosolutal convection due to thermal diffusion in a fluid s aturated isotropic porous layer, subject to a gravity gradient is investiga ted using the Galerkin technique. Results reveal that the Soret parameter a ffects the pattern of convection only when its magnitude is large, both in the presence and absence of variable gravity field. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scien ce Ltd.