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Onset of Darcy-Benard convection in an inclined layer heated from below
We present an account of the linear instability of Darcy-Boussinesq convection in a uniform, unstably stratified porous layer at arbitrary inclinations α from the horizontal. A full numerical solution of the linearized disturbance equations is given and the detailed graphical results used to motivate various asymptotic analyses. A careful study shows that at large Rayleigh numbers two-dimensional instability can only arise when α≤31.30°. However it is also demonstrated that the maximum inclination below which this instability may be possible is the slightly greater value of 31.49° which corresponds to a critical Rayleigh number of 104.30.
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Publication title
Acta MechanicaVolume
144Issue
1-2Pagination
103-118ISSN
0001-5970Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Springer-Verlag WienPlace of publication
Sachsenplatz 4-6, Po Box 89, Vienna, Austria, A-1201Rights statement
Copyright Springer-Verlag 2000Repository Status
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