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The nonlinear analysis of Rayleigh–Taylor instability of two viscous fluids is studied when there is heat and mass transfer across the interface, using viscous potential flow theory. The fluids are considered to be viscous and incompressible with different kinematic viscosities. The analysis is based on the method of multiple scale perturbation and the nonlinear stability is governed by first-order nonlinear partial differential equation. The stability conditions are obtained and stability is discussed theoretically as well as numerically. Regions of stability and instability have been shown graphically indicating the effect of various parameters. It has been observed that the heat and mass transfer has stabilizing effect on the stability of the system in the nonlinear analysis.
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Awasthi, M.K., Asthana, R. & Agrawal, G.S. Viscous Potential Flow Analysis of Nonlinear Rayleigh–Taylor Instability with Heat and Mass Transfer. Microgravity Sci. Technol. 24, 351–363 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12217-012-9327-4
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