Impact of Throughflow and Coriolis Force on the Onset of Double-Diffusive Convection with Internal Heat Source

Abstract

The present research examines the joint influence of throughflow and Coriolis force on the onset of double-diffusive convection with an internal heat source modelled by Darcy’s law. The BVP4C routine in MATLAB R2020a is used to solve the eigenvalue problem numerically. Critical Rayleigh numbers are obtained for designated values of governing parameters. The effect of the internal heat source parameter, Taylor number, Darcy number, and Peclet number on the system’s stability is investigated. The internal heat source parameter has a destabilizing influence on the system, according to our findings. The reason behind this observation is that the presence of an internal heat source in the porous medium may cause more molecular diffusion inside the medium. The Taylor number, on the other hand, stabilizes the system for both upward and downward throughflow because rotation introduces vorticity into the fluid. Thus, the fluid moves with higher velocity in horizontal planes. The velocity of the fluid perpendicular to the planes reduces as a result of this motion. Thus, the onset of convection is delayed.