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Chemo-Hydrodynamical Instability Created by CO2 Absorption in an Aqueous Solution of NaHCO3 and Na2CO3

par Wylock, Christophe ;Dehaeck, Sam ;Rednikov, Alexei ;Colinet, Pierre
Référence Microgravity, science and technology, 20, 3-4, page (171-175)
Publication Publié, 2008-06-24

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CO2 absorption in an initially quiescent aqueous solution of NaHCO3 and Na2CO3 is studied in a Hele-Shaw cell. Using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, refractive index variations in the liquid are followed during the absorption. It is shown that chemohydrodynamical instabilities appear in the liquid phase below the interface. A description of the observations and a preliminary simple modeling of this instability is presented in this paper. It is found that the conjecture that the Rayleigh-Taylor mechanism takes part in triggering the convection is not incompatible with the observed behavior.