
doi: 10.1063/1.166487
pmid: 12779377
This paper is devoted to the investigation of polymerization fronts converting a liquid monomer into a liquid polymer. We assume that the monomer and the polymer are immiscible and study the influence of the interfacial tension on the front stability. The mathematical model consists of the reaction-diffusion equations coupled with the Navier–Stokes equations through the convection terms. The jump conditions at the interface take into account the interfacial tension. Simple physical arguments show that the same temperature distribution could not lead to Marangoni instability for a nonreacting system. We fulfill a linear stability analysis and show that interaction of the chemical reaction and of the interfacial tension can lead to an instability that has another mechanism: the heat produced by the reaction decreases the interfacial tension and initiates the liquid motion. It brings more monomer to the reaction zone and increases even more the heat production. This feedback mechanism can lead to the instability if the frontal Marangoni number exceeds a critical value.
Reaction effects in flows, linear stability analysis, fluid mechanics, front stability, mathematical modeling, interfacial tension, reaction-diffusion system, liquid polymer, 530, Navier Stokes equations, 510, Chemistry, reaction-diffusion equations, flow instabilities, polymerization fronts, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, liquid monomer, Navier-Stokes equations, Chemically reacting flows, Convection in hydrodynamic stability, convection
Reaction effects in flows, linear stability analysis, fluid mechanics, front stability, mathematical modeling, interfacial tension, reaction-diffusion system, liquid polymer, 530, Navier Stokes equations, 510, Chemistry, reaction-diffusion equations, flow instabilities, polymerization fronts, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, liquid monomer, Navier-Stokes equations, Chemically reacting flows, Convection in hydrodynamic stability, convection
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