1972 年 88 巻 1015 号 p. 551-556
In a vessel filled with two liquids, a solution of KI and a mixture of kerosene-liquid paraffin, nitrogen gas containing bromine vapor was injected through a lance into the aqueous phase, where (1) absorption of Br2 i. e. a local increase of the density resulted in the generation of convection, (2) liberation of free iodine enabled easy observation of the convection in the aqueous phase as well as in the organic phase (due to extraction).
The convection due to the density difference was discussed in terms of the Rayleigh number which has been derived to describe thermal convection.
Some discussions on the matte/slag smelting were also presented.