Vol. 10 No. 2 (2011): Mapana Journal of Sciences
Research Articles

Exact analysis of Effect of Non-uniform Temperature Gradient on Marangoni Convection with Free Slip Condition

  • S.P. Suma,
  • Y.H. Gangadharaiah
S.P. Suma
New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore
Y.H. Gangadharaiah
New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12723/mjs.19.1

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Abstract

The effect of non-uniform basic temperature gradient on the onset of Marangoni convection in a horizontal layer with a free-slip bottom heated from below and cooled from above is considered. A linear stability analysis is performed to undertake a detail investigation. The eigenvalues are obtained for lower rigid isothermal and upper free adiabatic boundaries. The resulting eigenvalue problem is solved exactly and single-term Galerkin expansion procedure. The influence of various parameters on the onset of convection has been analyzed. Three non-uniform basic temperature profiles are considered and the results obtained from both the methods are compared and are found to be in good agreement. Some general conclusions about their destabilizing effects are presented.

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