Instability through porous medium of two viscous superposed conducting fluids

The stability of the plane interface separating two viscous superposed conducting fluids through porous medium is studied when the whole system is immersed in a uniform horizontal magnetic field. The stability analysis is carried out for two highly viscous fluids of equal kinematic viscosities, for...

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Main Authors: R. C. Sharma, K. P. Thakur
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1982-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171282000350
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description The stability of the plane interface separating two viscous superposed conducting fluids through porous medium is studied when the whole system is immersed in a uniform horizontal magnetic field. The stability analysis is carried out for two highly viscous fluids of equal kinematic viscosities, for mathematical simplicity. It is found that the stability criterion is independent of the effects of viscosity and porosity of the medium and is dependent on the orientation and magnitude of the magnetic field. The magnetic field is found to stabilize a certain wave number range of the unstable configuration. The behaviour of growth rates with respect to viscosity, porosity and medium permeability are examined analytically.
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spelling doaj-art-b5b05b47e83b49b5a6e54a43c171777f2025-02-03T01:24:52ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251982-01-015236537510.1155/S0161171282000350Instability through porous medium of two viscous superposed conducting fluidsR. C. Sharma0K. P. Thakur1Department of Mathematics, Himachal Pradesh University, Simla 171005, IndiaDepartment of Mathematics, Himachal Pradesh University, Simla 171005, IndiaThe stability of the plane interface separating two viscous superposed conducting fluids through porous medium is studied when the whole system is immersed in a uniform horizontal magnetic field. The stability analysis is carried out for two highly viscous fluids of equal kinematic viscosities, for mathematical simplicity. It is found that the stability criterion is independent of the effects of viscosity and porosity of the medium and is dependent on the orientation and magnitude of the magnetic field. The magnetic field is found to stabilize a certain wave number range of the unstable configuration. The behaviour of growth rates with respect to viscosity, porosity and medium permeability are examined analytically.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171282000350instabilityporous mediumconducting fluids.
spellingShingle R. C. Sharma
K. P. Thakur
Instability through porous medium of two viscous superposed conducting fluids
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
instability
porous medium
conducting fluids.
title Instability through porous medium of two viscous superposed conducting fluids
title_full Instability through porous medium of two viscous superposed conducting fluids
title_fullStr Instability through porous medium of two viscous superposed conducting fluids
title_full_unstemmed Instability through porous medium of two viscous superposed conducting fluids
title_short Instability through porous medium of two viscous superposed conducting fluids
title_sort instability through porous medium of two viscous superposed conducting fluids
topic instability
porous medium
conducting fluids.
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