Weakly Nonlinear Mass Transfer in an Internally Soluted and Modulated Porous Layer

The effect of solutal modulation on a rotating porous media is studied. Using solvability condition, the finite amplitude equation is derived at third order of the system. A weakly nonlinear analysis is applied to investigate mass transfer in a porous medium. In this article, the stationary convection is discussed in the presence of solutal Rayleigh number. The amplitude equation (GLE) is solved numerically. Using this GLE the Sherwood number is evaluated in terms of the various system parameters. The effect of individual parameters on mass transport is discussed in detail. It is found that the mass transfer is more for modulated system than un-modulated case. Further, internal solute number Si enhance or diminishes the mass transfer. Finally it is also found that, solutal modulation can be effectively applied in either enhancing or diminishing the mass transfer.

Instability and Convection in Rotating Porous Media: A Review

A review on instability and consequent natural convection in rotating porous media is presented. Taylor-Proudman columns and geostrophic flows exist in rotating porous media just the same as in pure fluids. The latter leads to a tendency towards two-dimensionality. Natural convection resulting from density gradients in a gravity field as well as natural convection induced by density gradients due to the centripetal acceleration are being considered. The former is the result of gravity-induced buoyancy, the latter is due to centripetally-induced buoyancy. The effect of Coriolis acceleration is also discussed. Linear stability analysis as well as weak nonlinear solutions are being derived and presented.