Effects of throughflow and gravity modulation on triple-diffusive convection in a sparsely packed porous medium

Abstract

This article investigates the impact of four different gravity modulations on triple-diffusive convection in a porous layer with throughflow. The study conducts a weakly nonlinear stability analysis. Additionally, cubic Ginzburg–Landau equation is derived to observe the effects of throughflow, gravity modulation, and concentration. The solution of Ginzburg–Landau equation is used to calculate heat transfer and mass transport in terms of the Nusselt and Sherwood numbers, respectively. Furthermore, the mean Nusselt and Sherwood numbers are calculated. The study investigates the influence of Lewis numbers, solutal Rayleigh numbers, and Peclet numbers on the stability and instability of the system graphically for the four types of gravity modulations. The results show that the Sawtooth modulation destabilizes the system, while the square waveform modulation stabilizes it. The mean Nusselt number decreases with both the first Lewis number Le 1 and the second Lewis number Le 2, as well as the mean Sherwood number, which decreases with the first solutal Rayleigh number Rs 1 and the second solutal Rayleigh number Rs 2. This indicates system stability. Furthermore, it is noted that the heat and mass transport for triangular modulation fall between those of sawtooth modulation and square modulation.