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Convection In Chemical Waves, D. A. Vasquez, J. M. Littley, J. W. Wilder, Boyd F. Edwards
Convection In Chemical Waves, D. A. Vasquez, J. M. Littley, J. W. Wilder, Boyd F. Edwards
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We present a theory for the vertical propagation of chemical waves near the onset of convection. Fluid motion, coupled to a standard reaction-diffusion mechanism for chemical wave propagation, determines the speed and shape of the reaction front in a two-dimensional slab. Our model is compared with experiments in capillary tubes. For tilted and horizontal tubes, fluid motion is always present with a corresponding increase in front speed.