Table 1 Laboratory fluid experiments

From: Iron diapirs entrain silicates to the core and initiate thermochemical plumes

 

h m

μ 2

ρ 2

μ 1

ρ 1

ponda

Variable

 

cm

Pa s

kg/m3

Pa s

kg/m3

S/E

 

1.

1.0

28,156

1520

1.06

1275

S

μ 2

2.

1.0

21,274

1493

0.20

1298

S

μ 2

3.

1.0

45,496

1510

0.07

1255

S

μ 2

4.

1.0

8647

1444

0.06

1234

S

μ 2

5.

0.5

27,480

1464

0.09

1270

E

h m

6.

1.0

27,480

1464

0.06

1254

E

h m

7.

0.38

27,480

1464

0.07

1244

E

h m

8.

0.25

27,480

1464

0.08

1256

E

h m

9.

0.38

27,480

1464

0.03

1260

E

h m

10.

0.25

7904

1491

0.10

1260

E

μ 2

11.

0.25

36,698

1467

0.10

1262

E

μ 2

12.

0.25

14,994

1476

0.08

1252

E

E/S(b)

13.

0.25

14,994

1476

0.09

1255

S

E/S(b)

14.

0.25

11,175

1417

0.10

1256

E

E/S(b)

15.

0.25

11,175

1417

0.09

1252

S

E/S(b)

16.

0.25

10,732

1460

0.02

1148

E

μ 1

17.

0.25

10,732

1460

0.004

1125

E

μ 1

18.

0.25

10,732

1460

0.90

1327

E

μ 1

19.

0.25

10,732

1460

18.0

1373

E

μ 1

20.

0.25

40,594

1463

0.10

1270

E

r droplet

21.

0.25

40,594

1463

0.10

1270

E

r droplet

22.

0.25

40,594

1463

0.07

1250

E

r droplet

23.

0.25

28,792

1514

0.13

1290

E

μ 2

24.

0.25

42,737

1495

0.18

1282

E

μ 2

25.

0.25

13,301

1419

0.17

1290

E

μ 2

26.

0.75

18,376

1436

0.29

1296

E

h m

27.

0.25

5888

1459

1.65

1352

S

μ 1

28.

0.25

5888

1459

12.65

1372

S

μ 1

29.

0.25

5888

1459

0.001

970

S

μ 1

30.

0.25

5888

1459

115.00

1385

S

μ 1

31.

0.25

5888

1459

0.18

1296

S

μ 1

32.

1.0

40,000

1460

S

h m

33.

0.25

40,000

1460

S

h m

34.

1.10

10,987

1513

0.01

1026

S

E/S

  1. aEmulsified pond (E), Smooth pond (S)
  2. bCompares an emulsified pond to a smooth pond