Shear-induced force and dispersion due to buoyancy in a horizontal Hele-Shaw cell

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Main Author: Rajamanickam, Prabakaran
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Published: 2024
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contents This paper investigates shear flow in a Hele-Shaw cell, driven by varying horizontal buoyancy forces resulting from a horizontal density gradient induced by a scalar field. By employing asymptotic methods and taking the dependence of density and transport coefficients on the scalar field into account, effective two-dimensional hydrodynamic equations coupled with the scalar conservation equation are derived. These equations determine an effective diffusion coefficient for the scalar field accounting for shear-induced diffusion, and an effective shear-induced buoyancy force that modifies the classical Darcy's law. The derived equations provide a foundation for future research into various problems involving scalar transport in horizontal Hele-Shaw cells.
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spellingShingle Shear-induced force and dispersion due to buoyancy in a horizontal Hele-Shaw cell
Rajamanickam, Prabakaran
Fluid Dynamics
This paper investigates shear flow in a Hele-Shaw cell, driven by varying horizontal buoyancy forces resulting from a horizontal density gradient induced by a scalar field. By employing asymptotic methods and taking the dependence of density and transport coefficients on the scalar field into account, effective two-dimensional hydrodynamic equations coupled with the scalar conservation equation are derived. These equations determine an effective diffusion coefficient for the scalar field accounting for shear-induced diffusion, and an effective shear-induced buoyancy force that modifies the classical Darcy's law. The derived equations provide a foundation for future research into various problems involving scalar transport in horizontal Hele-Shaw cells.
title Shear-induced force and dispersion due to buoyancy in a horizontal Hele-Shaw cell
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.04619