Darcy convection equations#
Governing equations for thermosolutal convection-reaction coupled to Darcy flow.
Dimensional equations#
Non-dimensionalization#
Scalings#
Quantity |
\(\vert\textbf{x}\vert\) |
\(\vert\textbf{u}\vert\) |
\(t\) |
\(c\) |
\(\theta\) |
\(\rho g\) |
\(p\) |
\(\psi\) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scaling |
\(\mathcal{L}\) |
\(\mathcal{U}\) |
\(\mathcal{T}\) |
\(\Delta c\) |
\(\Delta\theta\) |
\(g \Delta\rho\) |
\(\mu_{\text{ref}}\,\mathcal{U}\mathcal{L}/K_{\text{ref}}\) |
\(\mathcal{U}\mathcal{L}\) |
\(\mu\) |
\(\phi\) |
\(K\) |
\(\vert\mathsf{D}\vert\) |
\(\vert\mathsf{G}\vert\) |
\(\Sigma\) |
\(H\) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\(\mu_{\text{ref}}\) |
\(\phi_{\text{ref}}\) |
\(K_{\text{ref}}\) |
\(D_{\text{ref}}\) |
\(G_{\text{ref}}\) |
\(\Delta \Sigma\) |
\(\Delta H\) |
Generic dimensionless numbers#
Physical dimensionless numbers#
Definition |
Name |
Physical interpretation |
|---|---|---|
\(Ra=\frac{\mathcal{L}_\Omega K_{\text{ref}}g\Delta\rho}{\mu_{\text{ref}}D_{\text{ref}}}=\underbrace{\frac{K_{\text{ref}}\,g\Delta\rho}{\mu_{\text{ref}}}}_{\text{convective speed}} \big/ \underbrace{\frac{D_{\text{ref}}}{\mathcal{L}_\Omega}}_{\text{diffusive speed}}\) |
Rayleigh |
Ratio of convective to diffusive speeds, defined with respect to solutal transport and domain length scale. |
\(Da=\frac{\mathcal{L}_\Omega \mu_{\text{ref}}\,\Delta \Sigma}{K_{\text{ref}}\,g\Delta\rho\Delta c} = \underbrace{\frac{\Delta \Sigma}{\Delta c}}_{\text{reaction rate}} \big/ \underbrace{\frac{K_{\text{ref}}\,g\Delta\rho}{\mathcal{L}_\Omega \mu_{\text{ref}}}}_{\text{convection rate}}\) |
Damköhler |
Ratio of reaction to convection rates, defined with respect to solutal transport and domain length scale. |
\(Le=\frac{G_{\text{ref}}}{D_{\text{ref}}}\) |
Lewis |
Ratio of thermal to solutal diffusivities. |
\(Lr=\frac{\Delta H\Delta c}{\Delta\theta \Delta \Sigma} = \underbrace{\frac{\Delta H}{\Delta\theta}}_{\text{thermal reaction rate}} \big/ \underbrace{\frac{\Delta \Sigma}{\Delta c}}_{\text{solutal reaction rate}}\) |
Ratio of thermal to solutal reaction rates. |
Scaling choice#
Name |
\(\mathcal{L}\) |
\(\mathcal{U}\) |
\(\mathcal{T}\) |
\(Ad\) |
\(Di\) |
\(Ki\) |
\(Bu\) |
\(X\) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
advective |
\(\mathcal{L}_\Omega\) |
\(K_{\text{ref}}g\Delta\rho/\mu_{\text{ref}}\) |
\(\phi_{\text{ref}}\mathcal{L}/\mathcal{U}\) |
\(1\) |
\(1/Ra\) |
\(Da\) |
\(1\) |
1 |
diffusive |
\(\mathcal{L}_\Omega\) |
\(D_{\text{ref}}/\mathcal{L}\) |
\(\phi_{\text{ref}}\mathcal{L}/\mathcal{U}\) |
\(1\) |
\(1\) |
\(RaDa\) |
\(Ra\) |
1 |
advective-diffusive |
\(D_{\text{ref}}/\mathcal{U}\) |
\(K_{\text{ref}}g\Delta\rho/\mu_{\text{ref}}\) |
\(\phi_{\text{ref}}\mathcal{L}/\mathcal{U}\) |
\(1\) |
\(1\) |
\(Da/Ra\) |
\(1\) |
\(Ra\) |
reactive |
\(\sqrt{D_{\text{ref}}\mathcal{T}/\phi_{\text{ref}}}\) |
\(\phi_{\text{ref}}\mathcal{L}/\mathcal{T}\) |
\(\phi_{\text{ref}}\Delta c/\Delta\Sigma\) |
\(1\) |
\(1\) |
\(1\) |
\(\sqrt{Ra/Da}\) |
\(\sqrt{RaDa}\) |