Thermoconvective Instability of Paramagnetic Fluids in a Nonuniform Magnetic Field

Authors

J. Huang
D. D. Gray
Boyd F. Edwards, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Physical Review E

Volume

57

Issue

5

Publisher

American Physical Society

Publication Date

5-1998

First Page

5564

Last Page

5571

Abstract

The effect of a static, nonuniform magnetic field on a laterally unbounded nonconducting paramagnetic fluid layer heated from below or above is studied using a linear stability analysis of the Navier-Stokes equations supplemented by Maxwell’s equations and the appropriate magnetic body force. Buoyancy-driven convection can be controlled by subjecting the layer to a nonuniform magnetic field. Theoretical predictions agree with experimental observations.

Comments

http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.57.5564

Published by American Physical Society in Physical Review E. Publisher PDF is available for download through the link above.

Recommended Citation

“Thermoconvective instability of paramagnetic fluids in a nonuniform magnetic field,” J. Huang, D. D. Gray, and B. F. Edwards, 5 Phys. Rev. E 57, 5564 (1998) [17].