On the Linear Stability of Large Stefan Number Convection in Rotating Mushy Layers for a New Darcy Equation Formulation |
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Authors: | Govender Saneshan |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Natal, King George IV Avenue, Durban, 4041, South Africa |
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Abstract: | The Coriolis effect on a solidifying mushy layer is considered. A near-eutectic approximation and large far-field temperature is employed in the current study for large Stefan numbers. The linear stability theory is used to investigate analytically the Coriolis effect on convection in a rotating mushy layer for a new formulation of the Darcy equation. It was found that a large Stefan number scaling allows for the presence of both the stationary and oscillatory modes of convection. In contrast to the problem of a stationary mushy layer, rotating the mushy layer has a stabilising effect on convection. It was observed that increasing the Taylor number or the Stefan number encouraged the oscillatory mode of convection. |
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Keywords: | rotating flows mushy layers free convection Taylor number solidification |
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