scholarly journals Effect of neutral collision and radiative heat-loss function on self-gravitational instability of viscous thermally conducting partially-ionized plasma

AIP Advances ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 042191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachin Kaothekar ◽  
Ghanshyam D. Soni ◽  
Rajendra K. Chhajlani
Keyword(s):  
Heat Loss ◽  
Loss Function ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Gravitational Instability ◽  
Radiative Heat Loss ◽  
Partially Ionized ◽  
Thermally Conducting

scholarly journals Effect of Radiative Heat-Loss Function and Finite Larmor Radius Corrections on Jeans Instability of Viscous Thermally Conducting Self-Gravitating Astrophysical Plasma

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachin Kaothekar ◽  
R. K. Chhajlani
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Heat Loss ◽  
Loss Function ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Gravitational Instability ◽  
Mode Analysis ◽  
Instability Criterion ◽  
Larmor Radius ◽  
Astrophysical Plasma ◽  
Radiative Heat Loss

The effect of radiative heat-loss function and finite ion Larmor radius (FLR) corrections on the self-gravitational instability of infinite homogeneous viscous plasma has been investigated incorporating the effects of thermal conductivity and finite electrical resistivity for the formation of a star in astrophysical plasma. The general dispersion relation is derived using the normal mode analysis method with the help of relevant linearized perturbation equations of the problem. Furthermore the wave propagation along and perpendicular to the direction of external magnetic field has been discussed. Stability of the medium is discussed by applying Routh Hurwitz’s criterion. We find that the presence of radiative heat-loss function and thermal conductivity modify the fundamental Jeans criterion of gravitational instability into radiative instability criterion. From the curves we see that temperature dependent heat-loss function, FLR corrections and viscosity have stabilizing effect, while density dependent heat-loss function has destabilizing effect on the growth rate of self-gravitational instability. Our result shows that the FLR corrections and radiative heat-loss functions affect the star formation.

Thermal Instability of Self-Gravitating Partially-Ionized Gaseous Plasma

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-187
Author(s):  
Ram K. Pensia ◽  
V. Shrivastava ◽  
Vishal Kumar ◽  
Ashok K. Patidar ◽  
Vikas Prajapat
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Heat Loss ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Longitudinal Mode ◽  
Thermal Mode ◽  
Radiative Heat Loss ◽  
Gaseous Plasma ◽  
Jeans Instability ◽  
Partially Ionized

The effect of radiative heat-loss function on the Jeans instability of an infinitely conducting, homogeneous partially ionized gaseous plasma is investigated. It is assumed that the medium is carrying a uniform magnetic field in the presence of porosity and thermal conductivity. With the help of relevant linearized perturbation equations of the problem, a general dispersion relation is obtained for a such medium using the normal analysis technique, which is reduced for both the transverse and the longitudinal mode of propagation. The longitudinal mode is found to be modified by Alfven speed and parameter of porosity. The thermal mode is obtained separately having the effects of thermal conductivity and arbitrary radiative heat-loss functions. The effect of collision with neutrals and magnetic field have a stabilizing effect, while thermal conductivity has destabilizing influence on the Jeans instability of gaseous plasma. In the transverse mode of propagation, we find the condition of radioactive instability depends on thermal conductivity, magnetic field and the porosity of the medium.

Effect of radiative heat loss on steady hypersonic flow past a blunt body

1967 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. G. Bloor
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Solution ◽  
Heat Loss ◽  
Blunt Body ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Constant Density ◽  
Axially Symmetric ◽  
Radiative Heat Loss ◽  
Stagnation Region ◽  
Expansion Procedure ◽  
Axis Of Symmetry

Using the grey gas approximation, the effect of radiative heat loss on axially symmetric flows is studied. Using an expansion procedure about the axis of symmetry, a numerical solution for the stagnation region is found taking the shock to be spherical. The results of this calculation are compared with the results of Lighthill's non-radiative constant density solution.

scholarly journals Analysis of MHD Forced Convective Flow of Variable Fluid Properties over a Saturated Porous Medium with Thermal Radiation Effect

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 47-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kolawole Sunday Adegbie ◽  
Adeyemi Isaiah Fagbade
Keyword(s):  
Porous Medium ◽  
Heat Loss ◽  
Convective Flow ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Saturated Porous Medium ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Radiative Heat Loss ◽  
Variable Fluid Properties ◽  
Fluid Properties ◽  
Forced Convective Flow

The present paper addresses the problem of MHD forced convective flow in a fluid saturated porous medium with Brinkman-Forchheimer model, which is an important physical phenomena in engineering applications. The paper extends the previous models to account for effects of variable fluid properties on the forced convective flow through a porous medium in the presence of radiative heat loss using bivariate spectral relaxation method (BSRM). The dynamic viscosity and thermal conductivity of the newtonian fluid are assumed to vary linearly respectively, with temperature whereas the contribution of thermal radiative heat loss is based on Rosseland diffussion approximation. The flow model is described and expressed in form of a highly coupled nonlinear system of partial differential equations. The method of solution BSRM as proposed by Motsa [25] seeks to decouple the original system of PDEs to form a sequence of equations that can be solved in a computationally efficient manner. BSRM is an approach that applies spectral collocation independently in all underlying independent variable is executed to obtain approximate solutions of the problem. The proposed algorithm is supposed to be a very accurate, convergent and very effective in generating numerical results. The results obtained show a significant effects of the flow control parameters on the fluid velocity and temperature respectively. Consequently, the wall shear stress and local heat transfer rate of the present paper are compared with the available results in literatures. Remarkable impacts and a good agreement are found.

Mechanisms of thermal stability during flight in the honeybee apis mellifera

1999 ◽  
Vol 202 (11) ◽  
pp. 1523-1533 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.P. Roberts ◽  
J.F. Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Heat Loss ◽  
Heat Production ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production ◽  
Metabolic Heat Production ◽  
Evaporative Heat Loss ◽  
Radiative Heat Loss ◽  
Convective Heat Loss ◽  
Metabolic Heat

Thermoregulation of the thorax allows honeybees (Apis mellifera) to maintain the flight muscle temperatures necessary to meet the power requirements for flight and to remain active outside the hive across a wide range of air temperatures (Ta). To determine the heat-exchange pathways through which flying honeybees achieve thermal stability, we measured body temperatures and rates of carbon dioxide production and water vapor loss between Ta values of 21 and 45 degrees C for honeybees flying in a respirometry chamber. Body temperatures were not significantly affected by continuous flight duration in the respirometer, indicating that flying bees were at thermal equilibrium. Thorax temperatures (Tth) during flight were relatively stable, with a slope of Tth on Ta of 0.39. Metabolic heat production, calculated from rates of carbon dioxide production, decreased linearly by 43 % as Ta rose from 21 to 45 degrees C. Evaporative heat loss increased nonlinearly by over sevenfold, with evaporation rising rapidly at Ta values above 33 degrees C. At Ta values above 43 degrees C, head temperature dropped below Ta by approximately 1–2 degrees C, indicating that substantial evaporation from the head was occurring at very high Ta values. The water flux of flying honeybees was positive at Ta values below 31 degrees C, but increasingly negative at higher Ta values. At all Ta values, flying honeybees experienced a net radiative heat loss. Since the honeybees were in thermal equilibrium, convective heat loss was calculated as the amount of heat necessary to balance metabolic heat gain against evaporative and radiative heat loss. Convective heat loss decreased strongly as Ta rose because of the decrease in the elevation of body temperature above Ta rather than the variation in the convection coefficient. In conclusion, variation in metabolic heat production is the dominant mechanism of maintaining thermal stability during flight between Ta values of 21 and 33 degrees C, but variations in metabolic heat production and evaporative heat loss are equally important to the prevention of overheating during flight at Ta values between 33 and 45 degrees C.

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