The Onset of Convection in a Heterogeneous Porous Medium with Transient Temperature Profile

被引:11
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作者
Nield, D. A. [2 ]
Kuznetsov, A. V. [1 ]
机构
[1] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Mech & Aerosp Engn, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
[2] Univ Auckland, Dept Engn Sci, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
关键词
Permeability heterogeneity; Transient heating; Thermal instability; Horizontal layer; DEVELOPING THERMAL FRONT; STABILITY; FLOW;
D O I
10.1007/s11242-010-9586-8
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
The effect of vertical heterogeneity of permeability, on the onset of convection in a horizontal layer of a saturated porous medium, uniformly heated from below but with a non-uniform basic temperature gradient resulting from transient heating or otherwise, is studied analytically using linear stability theory. Two particular situations, corresponding to instantaneous bottom heating and constant-rate bottom heating, are studied. Estimates of the timescale for the development of convection instability are obtained.
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页码:691 / 702
页数:12
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