69th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (November 20, 2016 — November 22, 2016)

V0060: Simultaneous fingering, double-diffusive convection, and thermal plumes derived from autocatalytic exothermic reaction fronts

Authors
  • Matthew W. Eskew, Portland State University
  • Reuben H. Simoyi, Portland State University, University of Kwazulu-Natal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2016.GFM.V0060

We present the results of using autocatalytic chemical reactions to drive wave dynamics. Using the chlorite and thiourea reaction, which can have a temperature change of up to 70 degrees Celsius, induces thermal convection and instabilities in the fluid system. The behaviors generated by this system have been observed in real-life phenomena ranging from carbon dioxide sequestration and atmospheric/oceanic layering to solar evolution.

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