Phase separation in a gravity field

DOI10.3934/DCDSS.2011.4.391zbMATH Open1217.80118arXiv0905.2131OpenAlexW2963315210MaRDI QIDQ631296FDOQ631296

Authors: Elisabetta Rocca, Pavel Krejč{í }, Jürgen Sprekels 

Publication date: 22 March 2011

Published in: Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems. Series S (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove here well-posedness and convergence to equilibria for the solution trajectories associated to a model for solidification of a liquid content of a rigid container in a gravity field. We observe that the gravity effects, which can be neglected without considerable changes of the process on finite time intervals, have a substantial influence on the long time behavior of the evolution system. Without gravity, we find a temperature interval, in which all phase distributions with a prescribed total liquid contents are admissible equilibria, while, under the influence of gravity, the only equilibrium distribution in a connected container consists in two pure phases separated by one plane interface perpendicular to the gravity force.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.2131

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zbMATH Keywords

existence and uniquenessphase separationlong-time behavior of solutions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stefan problems, phase changes, etc. (80A22) Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Initial-boundary value problems for PDEs of mixed type (35M13)

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