Linear instability analysis of a suspension of oxytactic bacteria in superimposed fluid and porous layers

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-175

  Avramenko, A A ^a   Kuznetsov, A V ^b  

^a Department of Modeling of Heat Transfer Processes in Energy and Heat Engineering Facilities   (Ukraine)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioconvection; Motile microorganisms; Oxytactic bacteria; Superimposed porous and fluid layers

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GALERKIN METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIOCONVECTION; LINEAR INSTABILITY ANALYSIS; OXYTACTIC BACTERIA; POROUS LAYERS; SHALLOW SYSTEM;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; FLUID FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM;

BACTERIUM; FLUID FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 20444484890     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-004-7462-0     Document Type: Article

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