Effect of Vertical Vibrations on the Onset of Binary Convection
In the present work the linear stability analysis of double diffusive convection in a binary fluid layer is performed. The major intention of this study is to investigate the influence of time-periodic vertical vibrations on the onset threshold. A regular perturbation method is used to compute the c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Zielona Góra
2013-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ijame-poland.com/Effect-of-Vertical-Vibrations-on-the-Onset-of-Binary-Convection,167311,0,2.html |
| Summary: | In the present work the linear stability analysis of double diffusive convection in a binary fluid layer is performed. The major intention of this study is to investigate the influence of time-periodic vertical vibrations on the onset threshold. A regular perturbation method is used to compute the critical Rayleigh number and wave number. A closed form expression for the shift in the critical Rayleigh number is calculated as a function of frequency of modulation, the solute Rayleigh number, Lewis number, and Prandtl number. These parameters are found to have a significant influence on the onset criterion; therefore the effective control of convection is achieved by proper tuning of these parameters. Vertical vibrations are found to enhance the stability of a binary fluid layer heated and salted from below. The results of this study are useful in the areas of crystal growth in micro-gravity conditions and also in material processing industries where vertical vibrations are involved |
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| ISSN: | 1734-4492 2353-9003 |