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Effects of rotation and feedback control on Bénard-Marangoni convection

  • University of Malaya
  • Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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Abstract

The effect of a feedback control on the onset of steady and oscillatory Bénard-Marangoni instability in a rotating horizontal fluid layer is considered theoretically using linear stability theory. It is demonstrated that generally the critical Marangoni number for transition from the no-motion (conduction) to the motion state can be drastically increased by the combined effects of feedback control and rotation. The role of the controller gain parameter on the Pr- Ta and Pr- R=Rc parameter spaces, dividing stability domains into which either steady or oscillatory convection is preferred, is determined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5770-5775
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume52
Issue number25-26
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Convection
  • Feedback control
  • Nard-Marangoni instability
  • Rotation

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