Nonlinear mushy-layer convection with chimneys: stability and optimal solute fluxes
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DOI10.1017/JFM.2012.541zbMATH Open1284.76145arXiv1205.0964OpenAlexW3104269325WikidataQ110316629 ScholiaQ110316629MaRDI QIDQ5406499FDOQ5406499
Authors: A. J. Wells, J. S. Wettlaufer, S. A. Orszag 
Publication date: 1 April 2014
Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: We model buoyancy-driven convection with chimneys -- channels of zero solid fraction -- in a mushy layer formed during directional solidification of a binary alloy in two-dimensions. A large suite of numerical simulations is combined with scaling analysis in order to study the parametric dependence of the flow. Stability boundaries are calculated for states of finite-amplitude convection with chimneys, which for a narrow domain can be interpreted in terms of a modified Rayleigh number criterion based on the domain width and mushy-layer permeability. For solidification in a wide domain with multiple chimneys, it has previously been hypothesised that the chimney spacing will adjust to optimise the rate of removal of potential energy from the system. For a wide variety of initial liquid concentration conditions, we consider the detailed flow structure in this optimal state and derive scaling laws for how the flow evolves as the strength of convection increases. For moderate mushy-layer Rayleigh numbers these flow properties support a solute flux that increases linearly with Rayleigh number. This behaviour does not persist indefinitely, however, with porosity-dependent flow saturation resulting in sub-linear growth of the solute flux for sufficiently large Rayleigh numbers. Finally, we consider the influence of the porosity dependence of permeability, with a cubic function and a Carmen-Kozeny permeability yielding qualitatively similar system dynamics and flow profiles for the optimal states.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1205.0964
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