Traveling waves in a fluid layer submitted to a horizontal temperature gradient
Abstract
We report experimental observations of traveling waves in a pure fluid with a free surface situated in a long container submitted to a horizontal temperature gradient perpendicular to its large extension. Above a critical value of the gradient and depending on the height of liquid $ h, $ a source of waves is created in the container for small value of $ h, $ while the system exhibits stationary patterns for larger values of $ h. $ The spatio-temporal properties of the waves are studied and compared to theoretical predictions. Email contact: daviaud@amoco.saclay.cea.fr
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- March 1993
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/9303049
- arXiv:
- arXiv:cond-mat/9303049
- Bibcode:
- 1993cond.mat..3049D
- Keywords:
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- Condensed Matter
- E-Print:
- Saclay-S93/017 Email: daviaud@amoco.saclay.cea.fr