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Stability analysis of a closed thermosyphon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 July 2009

M. A. Herrero
Affiliation:
Departamento de Matematica Aplicada, Facultad de Matematicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
J. J. L. Velazquez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Matematica Aplicada, Facultad de Matematicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Abstract

This paper deals with the motion of a fluid in a closed loop under the effect of natural convection and a given external heat flux. More precisely, we show that the stationary solutions of a system describing the intermediate asymptotics of the previous problem are structurally linearly unstable.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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