Non-linear stability bounds for a horizontal layer of a porous medium with an exothermic reaction on the lower boundary

被引:3
作者
Scott, Nicola L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Durham, Dept Math, Durham DH1 3LE, England
关键词
Porous media; Convection; Non-linear; Energy method; Exothermic reaction; Stability; SUBCRITICAL CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY; SURFACE-REACTION; FLUID; DRIVEN; ENERGY; ONSET;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2013.07.004
中图分类号
O3 [力学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0801 ;
摘要
We use the energy method to find regions of stability for a horizontal layer of a Darcy porous medium with an exothermic reaction on the lower layer. The results are compared to the linear instability results for this model found by Scott and Straughan [16]. It is shown that there is a region in which sub-critical instabilities may occur, but for small Lewis numbers, 0 < Le < 10, the non-linear stability boundary is reasonably close to the linear instability boundary. The effect of varying the parameters of the reaction on the stability curve is discussed. (C) 2013 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:163 / 167
页数:5
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