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Finite Thermal Diffusivity At Onset Of Convection In Autocatalytic Systems: Discontinuous Fluid Density, D. A. Vasquez, Boyd F. Edwards, J. W. Wilder
Finite Thermal Diffusivity At Onset Of Convection In Autocatalytic Systems: Discontinuous Fluid Density, D. A. Vasquez, Boyd F. Edwards, J. W. Wilder
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A linear convective stability analysis for propagating autocatalytic reaction fronts includes density differences due to both thermal and chemical gradients. Critical parameters for the onset of convection are calculated for an unbounded geometry, a vertical slab, and a vertical cylinder. Thermal effects are important at unstable wavelengths well above the critical wavelength for the onset of convection.
Convective Instability Of Autocatalytic Reaction Fronts In Vertical Cylinders, D. A. Vasquez, J. W. Wilder, Boyd F. Edwards
Convective Instability Of Autocatalytic Reaction Fronts In Vertical Cylinders, D. A. Vasquez, J. W. Wilder, Boyd F. Edwards
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Linear stability analysis predicts that the onset of convection for an ascending autocatalytic reaction front in a vertical cylinder corresponds to a nonaxisymmetric mode. This mode consists of a single convective roll confined to the region near the reaction front, with fluid rising in half of the cylinder and falling in the other half. Experiments show a flat front below the onset of convection and an axisymmetric front well above the onset of convection. New experiments are called for to closely examine the onset of convection in order to test this prediction.