Thermocapillary flows and their stability: Effects of surface layers and combination
Abstract
The theoretical analysis of the fluid mechanics and heat transfer of motions driven by surface tension gradients (Marangoni convection) was researched. Convection accompanying the process of growing high quality single crystals from the melt in a micro-g environment was examined. The geometries considered include two dimensional liquid filled slots and axisymmetric float-zone configurations.
- Publication:
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Final Report Northwestern Univ
- Pub Date:
- January 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984nwu..rept.....D
- Keywords:
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- Crystal Growth;
- Fluid Mechanics;
- Heat Transfer;
- Marangoni Convection;
- Single Crystals;
- Interfacial Tension;
- Liquid-Vapor Interfaces;
- Pressure Gradients;
- Space Commercialization;
- Temperature Distribution;
- Weightlessness;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer