Rayleigh--Taylor instability of a continuously stratified magnetofluid under a general rotation field

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · Phys. Fluids A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.857305· OSTI ID:5809654

Davalos-Orozco, L A; Aguilar-Rosas, J E

The Rayleigh--Taylor instability of a continuously stratified magnetofluid under a general rotation field and a vertically stratified horizontal magnetic field is investigated. The upper bound for the growth rate of the perturbation is found and corrections to that obtained by Chakraborty (Phys. Fluids /bold 25/, 743 (1982)) are given. The theory predicts the formation of rolls appearing in natural rotating convection and magnetoconvection.

• Research Organization: Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Apartado Postal 70-360, Delegacion de Coyoacan, 04510, Mexico D.F., Mexico and Facultad de Ingenieria, Departamento de Fluidos y Termica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Delegacion Coyoacan, 04510, Mexico D.F., Mexico (MX); Facultad de Ingenieria, Departamento de Fluidos y Termica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Delegacion Coyoacan, 04510, Mexico D.F., Mexico
• OSTI ID: 5809654
• Journal Information: Phys. Fluids A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Fluids A; (United States) Vol. 1:9; ISSN PFADE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640430* -- Fluid Physics-- Magnetohydrodynamics
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
CONVECTION
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS OF MOTION
HEAT TRANSFER
INSTABILITY
INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MASS TRANSFER
MOTION
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY
ROTATION
STRATIFICATION