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The onset of convective rolls instability in a horizontal porous layer subject to a basic temperature gradient inclined with respect to gravity is investigated. The basic velocity has a linear profile with a non-vanishing mass flow rate, i.e., it is the superposition of a Hadley-type flow and a uniform flow. The influence of the viscous heating contribution on the critical conditions for the onset of the instability is assessed. There are four governing parameters: a horizontal Rayleigh number and a vertical Rayleigh number defining the intensity of the inclined temperature gradient, a Péclet number associated with the basic horizontal flow rate, and a Gebhart number associated with the viscous dissipation effect. The critical wave number and the critical vertical Rayleigh number are evaluated for assigned values of the horizontal Rayleigh number, of the Péclet number, and of the Gebhart number. The linear stability analysis is performed with reference either to transverse or to longitudinal roll disturbances. It is shown that generally the longitudinal rolls represent the preferred mode of instability.
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Barletta, A., Nield, D.A. Instability of Hadley–Prats Flow with Viscous Heating in a Horizontal Porous Layer. Transp Porous Med 84, 241–256 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-009-9494-y
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