Viscous Energy Dissipation and Strain Partitioning in Partially Molten Rocks

Experimental test of the viscous anisotropy hypothesis for partially molten rocks.

Chemical differentiation of rocky planets occurs by melt segregation away from the region of melting. The mechanics of this process, however, are complex and incompletely understood. In partially molten rocks undergoing shear deformation, melt pockets between grains align coherently in the stress field; it has been hypothesized that this anisotropy in microstructure creates an anisotropy in the...

Stress-driven melt segregation in partially molten rocks

[1] We demonstrate that deformation of partially molten ductile rocks can produce melt segregation by two-phase flow. In simple shear experiments on several melt-rock systems at high temperature and pressure, melt segregates into distinct melt-rich layers oriented 20 to the shear plane. Melt segregates in samples in which pressure gradients can develop at length scales less than the sample thic...

Finite Element Solutions of Heat Transfer in Molten Polymer Flow in Tubes with Viscous Dissipation

This paper presents the results of finite element analysis of a heat transfer problem of flowing polymer melts in a tube with constant ambient temperature. The rheological behavior of the melt is described by a temperature dependent powerlaw model. A viscous dissipation term is included in the energy equation. Temperature profiles are obtained for different tube lengths and different entrance t...

Stable isotope fractionation by thermal diffusion through partially molten wet and dry silicate rocks

Water plays a fundamental role in affecting geochemical transport and physical properties of magmas. Here we show the previously undocumented behavior of water within partially molten silicate resting in a temperature gradient, producing O, Li and H isotope redistribution by thermal diffusion leading to enrichment of light isotopes at the hot end of the gradient. After weeks to months, fully mo...

Influence of dihedral angle on the seismic velocities in partially molten rocks