• Accepted Paper

Thermoacoustically accelerated Soret separation

G. W. Swift and D. A. Geller

Phys. Rev. Fluids - Accepted 30 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/5fz8-8sdy

Abstract

In a vertical tube filled with aqueous copper sulfate, with an applied temperature gradient antiparallel to gravity to ensure convective stability, measurements show that oscillating flow increases the rate of Soret separation (i.e., thermal diffusion) by up to 10^3. The limiting molarity gradient is reduced by a much smaller factor. These results are roughly consistent with recent theory.

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