scholarly journals On Thermal Convection of a Plasma in Porous Medium

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 110-119
Author(s):  
Pardeep Kumar ◽  
Sumit Gupta

The effect of finite Larmor radius of the ions on thermal convection of a plasma is investigated. The case with vertical magnetic field is discussed. Following linear stability theory and normal mode analysis method, the dispersion relation is obtained. It is found that the presence of finite Larmor radius and magnetic field introduces oscillatory modes in the system which were, otherwise, non-existent in their absence. When the instability sets in as stationary convection, finite Larmor radius is found to have a stabilizing effect. Medium permeability has a destabilizing (or stabilizing) effect and the magnetic field has a stabilizing (or destabilizing) effect under certain conditions in the presence of finite Larmor radius effect whereas in the absence of finite Larmor radius effect, the medium permeability and the magnetic field have destabilizing and stabilizing effects, respectively. The sufficient conditions for the non-existence of overstability are also obtained.

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 68-78
Author(s):  
Pardeep Kumar ◽  
Gursharn Jit Singh

The thermal convection of a plasma in porous medium is investigated to include simultaneously the effect of rotation and the finiteness of the ion Larmor radius (FLR) in the presence of a vertical magnetic field. Following linear stability theory and normal mode analysis method, the dispersion relation is obtained. It is found that the presence of a uniform rotation, finite Larmor radius and magnetic field introduces oscillatory modes in the system which were, otherwise, non-existent in their absence. When the instability sets in as stationary convection, finite Larmor radius, rotation, medium permeability and magnetic field are found to have stabilizing (or destabilizing) effects under certain conditions. In the absence of rotation, finite Larmor radius has stabilizing effect on the thermal instability of the system whereas the medium permeability and the magnetic field may have stabilizing or destabilizing effect under certain conditions. The conditions κ<[ε+(1-ε) (ρ_S C_S)/(ρ_0 C)]η and κ<(ε^2 [ε+(1-ε) (ρ_S C_S)/(ρ_0 C)]ν)/(P^2 [εP{√U (x-2)+√(T_(A_1 ) )}^2-2Q_1 ] ) are the sufficient conditions for non-existence of overstability, the violation of which does not necessary involve an occurrence of overstability.


2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Thirumurugan ◽  
R. Vasanthakumari

The Hydromagnetics instability of non-Newtonian Walters'B' viscoelastic rotating fluid in porous medium is considered. By applying normal mode analysis method, the dispersion relation has been derived and solved analytically. For stationary convection, the Walters'B' viscoelastic fluid behaves like an ordinary (Newtonian) fluid. The magnetic fluid is found to have a stabilizing effect on the thermal convection of Walters'B' fluid in the absence of rotation whereas the medium permeability has a destabilizing effect on the thermal convection of Walters'B' fluid in the absence of rotation, Rotation always has a stabilizing effect. The magnetic field, the medium permeability and rotation introduce oscillatory modes in the systems, which were non-existent in their absence.


2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.K. Kango ◽  
G.C. Rana ◽  
Ramesh Chand

Abstract The Triple-Diffusive convection in Walters’ (Model B') fluid with varying gravity field is considered in the presence of uniform vertical magnetic field in porous medium. For the case of stationary convection, the magnetic field, varying gravity field and the stable solute gradients have stabilizing effects whereas the medium permeability has destabilizing (or stabilizing) effect on the system under certain conditions. A linear stability analysis theory and normal mode analysis method have been carried out to study the onset convection. The kinematic viscoelasticity has no effect on the stationary convection. The solute gradients, magnetic field, varying gravity field, porosity and kinematic viscoelasticity introduce oscillatory modes in the system, which were non-existent in their absence. The sufficient conditions for the non-existence of overstability are also obtained. The results are also shown graphically.


1998 ◽  
Vol 53 (12) ◽  
pp. 937-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. Sharma ◽  
R. K. Chhajlani

Abstract The Rayleigh-Taylor (R-T) instability of two superposed plasmas, consisting of interacting ions and neutrals, in a horizontal magnetic field is investigated. The usual magnetohydrodynamic equations, including the permeability of the medium, are modified for finite Larmor radius (FLR) corrections. From the relevant linearized perturbation equations, using normal mode analysis, the dispersion relation for the two superposed fluids of different densities is derived. This relation shows that the growth rate unstability is reduced due to FLR corrections, rotation and the presence of neutrals. The horizontal magnetic field plays no role in the R-T instability. The R-T instability is discussed for various simplified configurations. It remains unaffected by the permeability of the porous medium, presence of neutral particles and rotation. The effect of different factors on the growth rate of R-T instability is investigated using numerical analysis. Corresponding graphs are plotted for showing the effect of these factors on the growth of the R-T instability.


2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (suppl.2) ◽  
pp. 539-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumar Aggarwal ◽  
Anushri Verma

The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of compressibility, rotation, magnetic field and suspended particles on thermal stability of a layer of visco-elastic Walters? (model) fluid in porous medium. Using linearized theory and normal mode analysis, dispersion relation has been obtained. In case of stationary convection, it is found that the rotation has stabilizing effect on the system. The magnetic field may have destabilizing effect on the system in the presence of rotation while in the absence of rotation it always has stabilizing effect. The medium permeability has destabilizing effect on the system in the absence of rotation while in the presence of rotation it may have stabilizing effect. The suspended particles and compressibility always have destabilizing effect. Due to vanishing of visco-elastic parameter, the compressible visco-elastic fluid behaves like Newtonian fluid. Graphs have also been plotted to depict the stability characteristics. The viscoelasticity, magnetic field and rotation are found to introduce oscillatory modes into the system which were non-existent in their absence.


2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 871-886
Author(s):  
M. Singh ◽  
R.K. Gupta

Abstract The effect of Hall currents and suspended dusty particles on the hydromagnetic stability of a compressible, electrically conducting Rivlin-Ericksen elastico viscous fluid in a porous medium is considered. Following the linearized stability theory and normal mode analysis the dispersion relation is obtained. For the case of stationary convection, Hall currents and suspended particles are found to have destabilizing effects whereas compressibility and magnetic field have stabilizing effects on the system. The medium permeability, however, has stabilizing and destabilizing effects on thermal instability in contrast to its destabilizing effect in the absence of the magnetic field. The critical Rayleigh numbers and the wave numbers of the associated disturbances for the onset of instability as stationary convection are obtained and the behavior of various parameters on critical thermal Rayleigh numbers are depicted graphically. The magnetic field, Hall currents and viscoelasticity parameter are found to introduce oscillatory modes in the systems, which did not exist in the absence of these parameters


2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
G.C. Rana ◽  
H.S. Jamwal

Abstract In this paper, the thermal instability of compressible Walters’ (Model B′) rotating fluid permeated with suspended particles (fine dust) in porous medium in hydromagnetics is considered. By applying normal mode analysis method, the dispersion relation has been derived and solved analytically. It is observed that the rotation, magnetic field, suspended particles and viscoelasticity introduce oscillatory modes. For stationary convection, Walters’ (Model B′) elastico-viscous fluid behaves like an ordinary Newtonian fluid and it is observed that rotation has stabilizing effect, suspended particles are found to have destabilizing effect on the system, whereas the medium permeability has stabilizing or destabilizing effect on the system under certain conditions. The magnetic field has destabilizing effect in the absence of rotation, whereas in the presence of rotation, magnetic field has stabilizing or destabilizing effect under certain conditions


1994 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 469-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirti Prakash ◽  
Seema Manchanda

Abstract The effects of finite ion Larmor radius (FLR), collisions and Hall currents on thermosolutal instability of a partially ionized plasma in porous medium in the presence of uniform vertical magnetic field are investigated. It is found that the presence of each magnetic field, FLR, Hall currents and collisions, introduces oscillatory modes which were, otherwise, non-existent. In the case of stationary convection, finite Larmor radius, Hall currents, medium permeability and magnetic field may have stabilizing or destabilizing effects, but for a certain wave number range, FLR, magnetic field and Hall currents have a complete stabilizing effect. The stable solute gradient always has stabilizing effect on the system whereas the collisional effects disappear for the case of stationary convection.


1998 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. D. SONI ◽  
R. K. CHHAJLANI

The gravitational instability of an infinite homogeneous, finitely conducting, rotating, collisionless, anisotropic-pressure plasma in the presence of a uniform magnetic field with finite-ion-Larmor-radius (FLR) corrections and generalized polytropic laws is investigated. The polytropic laws are considered for the pressure components in directions parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic field. The method of normal-mode analysis is applied to derive the dispersion relation. Wave propagation is considered for both parallel and perpendicular axes of rotation. Longitudinal and transverse modes of propagation are discussed separately. The effects of rotation, finite electrical resistivity, FLR corrections and polytropic indices on the gravitational, firehose and mirror instabilities are discussed. The stability of the system is discussed by applying the Routh–Hurwitz criterion. Extensive numerical treatment of the dispersion relation leads to several interesting results. For the transverse mode of propagation with the axis of rotation parallel to the magnetic field, it is observed that rotation stabilizes the system by decreasing the critical Jeans wavenumber. It is also seen that the region of instability and the value of the critical Jeans wavenumber are larger for the Chew–Goldberger–Low (CGL) set of equations in comparison with the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) set of equations. It is found that the effect of FLR corrections is significant only in the low-wavelength range, and produces a stabilizing influence. For the transverse mode of propagation with the axis of rotation parallel to the magnetic field, the finite electrical resistivity removes the polytropic index [nu] from the condition for instability. The inclusion of rotation alone or FLR corrections alone or both together does not affect the condition for mirror instability. The growth rate of the mirror instability is modified owing to uniform rotation or FLR corrections or both together. We note that the condition of mirror instability depends upon the polytropic indices. We also note that neither the mirror instability nor the firehose instability can be observed for the isotropic MHD set of equations.


2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 555-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.C. Thakur ◽  
G.C. Rana

In this paper, we investigate the effect of a vertical magnetic field on thermal instability of an Oldroydian visco-elastic rotating fluid in a porous medium. By applying the normal mode analysis method, the dispersion relation governing the effects of rotation, magnetic field and medium permeability is derived and solved analytically and numerically. For the case of stationary convection, the Oldroydian viscoelastic fluid behaves like an ordinary Newtonian fluid and it is observed that rotation has a stabilizing effect while the magnetic field and medium permeability have a stabilizing/destabilizing effect under certain conditions on thermal instability of the Oldroydian viscoelastic fluid in a porous medium. The oscillatory modes are introduced due to the presence of rotation, the magnetic field and gravity field. It is also observed that the ‘principle of exchange of stability’ is invalid in the presence of rotation and the magnetic field.


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