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

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 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), Vol. 1:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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