Investigating the Role of the Vadasz Number in Rotating Bidispersive Porous Media Convection

The onset of thermal convection in uniformly rotating bidispersive horizontal porous layer, uniformly heated from below, is analyzed. A generalized Darcy equation for the macro-phase is considered to take the Vadasz number into account. It is proved that the presence of the Vadasz number can give rise to oscillatory motion at the loss of stability of thermal conduction solution. Keywords: bidispersive porous medium; convection; inertia effect; thermal rotating convection