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Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Physics of Fluids
Volume
4
Issue
11
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Publication Date
7-1992
First Page
2410
Last Page
2414
Abstract
Linear stability analysis predicts that the onset of convection for an ascending autocatalytic reaction front in a vertical cylinder corresponds to a nonaxisymmetric mode. This mode consists of a single convective roll confined to the region near the reaction front, with fluid rising in half of the cylinder and falling in the other half. Experiments show a flat front below the onset of convection and an axisymmetric front well above the onset of convection. New experiments are called for to closely examine the onset of convection in order to test this prediction.
Recommended Citation
"Convective Instability of Autocatalytic Reaction Fronts in Vertical Cylinders," D. A. Vasquez, J. W. Wilder, and B. F. Edwards, Phys. Fluids A 4, 2410 (1992) [28].
Comments
http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.858482Published by the American Institute of Physics in Physics of Fluids. Publisher PDF is available for download through the link above.