Abstract
The interplay between hydrodynamics and chemistry can give rise to complex non linear dynamics. To study how a simple A+B→C reaction can affect buoyancy-driven instabilities, we experimentally investigate convective flows appearing at the miscible interface between a solution of a reactant A put on top of a solution of another reactant B in the gravity field when a reaction takes place. The main observation is that the symmetry of the hydrodynamic patterns is drastically modified by the chemistry.
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We acknowledge Prodex, the ITN—Marie Curie—Multiflow network and FRS-FNRS for financial support.
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Lemaigre, L., Riolfo, L.A., De Wit, A. (2013). Experimental Study of Buoyancy-Driven Instabilities Around Acid-Base Reaction Fronts. In: Gilbert, T., Kirkilionis, M., Nicolis, G. (eds) Proceedings of the European Conference on Complex Systems 2012. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00395-5_7
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