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Main Authors: Barletta, A., Straughan, B.
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.11578
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author Barletta, A.
Straughan, B.
author_facet Barletta, A.
Straughan, B.
contents The onset of the Rayleigh-Benard instability in a horizontal fluid layer is investigated by assuming the fluid as a binary mixture and the concentration buoyancy as the driving force. The focus of this study is on the anomalous diffusion phenomenology emerging when the mean squared displacement of molecules in the diffusive random walk is not proportional to time, as in the usual Fick's diffusion, but it is proportional to a power of time. The power-law model of anomalous diffusion identifies subdiffusion when the power-law index is smaller than unity, while it describes superdiffusion when the power-law index is larger than unity. This study reconsiders the stability analysis of the Rayleigh-Benard problem by extending the governing equations to include the anomalous diffusion.
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spellingShingle Anomalous mass diffusion in a binary mixture and Rayleigh-Benard instability
Barletta, A.
Straughan, B.
Fluid Dynamics
The onset of the Rayleigh-Benard instability in a horizontal fluid layer is investigated by assuming the fluid as a binary mixture and the concentration buoyancy as the driving force. The focus of this study is on the anomalous diffusion phenomenology emerging when the mean squared displacement of molecules in the diffusive random walk is not proportional to time, as in the usual Fick's diffusion, but it is proportional to a power of time. The power-law model of anomalous diffusion identifies subdiffusion when the power-law index is smaller than unity, while it describes superdiffusion when the power-law index is larger than unity. This study reconsiders the stability analysis of the Rayleigh-Benard problem by extending the governing equations to include the anomalous diffusion.
title Anomalous mass diffusion in a binary mixture and Rayleigh-Benard instability
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.11578