scholarly journals The Effect of the Vadasz Number on the Onset of Thermal Convection in Rotating Bidispersive Porous Media

Fluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Florinda Capone ◽  
Roberta De Luca

The onset of thermal convection in uniformly rotating bidispersive horizontal porous layer, uniformly heated from below, is analyzed. A generalized Darcy equation for the macro-phase is considered to take the Vadasz number into account. It is proved that the presence of the Vadasz number can give rise to oscillatory motion at the loss of stability of thermal conduction solution.

Author(s):  
C. Israel-Cookey ◽  
L. Ebiwareme ◽  
E. Amos

In this research article, the effect of Vadasz number on magnetoconvection in a Darcy Porous Layer with concentration based internal heating is studied. The flow is governed by the Oberbeck-Boussineq model for Newtonian fluid. The stability analysis method based on the perturbation of infinitesimal amplitude is carried out using the normal mode analysis. The onset criterion for both the stationary and oscillatory convection on the stability of system is obtained. The analysis examines the effects of pertinent parameters on the stability of the system: magnetic field parameter, solutal Rayleigh number, Lewis number and Vadasz number. The result show that, internal heat parameter,  and Lewis number, , hastens the onset of instability in the system, whereas magnetic field, , Vadasz number,  and solutal Rayleigh number,  delay the onset of instability.


2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-60
Author(s):  
Rafiuddin Ponnusamy ◽  
◽  
M.V. Ramana Murthy ◽  

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