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Thermoconvective instabilities in a horizontal porous layer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

J. P. Caltagirone
J. P. Caltagirone
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Aérothermique du C.N.R.S., 4ter, Route des Gardes, 92190 Meudon, France
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Abstract

Experimental investigations of natural convection in a porous layer placed between two horizontal and isothermal plane surfaces have revealed a new type of convection as the Rayleigh number Ra* increases: fluctuating convection. A numerical study carried out on a two-dimensional model in order to simulate this phenomenon shows that, apart from the influence of the Rayleigh number, the aspect ratio A (length/height) of a vortical cell is the most important parameter for the occurrence of this type of convection. These quasi-periodic fluctuations induce important variations in the temperature field and in the streamlines. The total heat transport, as defined by the Nusselt number Nu*, varies within limits which may be separated by 80% of the mean value. Using the Galerkin method it is possible to deduce the conditions for the onset of convection from a state of pure conduction and also to define the critical conditions for the development of fluctuating convection from another perturbed state. A physical interpretation of the results is given for each type of convection. The results seem to agree with the experimental and numerical results obtained by different authors.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 72 , Issue 2 , 25 November 1975 , pp. 269 - 287
Copyright
© 1975 Cambridge University Press

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