Prandtl number effects for Marangoni convection over a flat surface

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 564-570

  Christopher, David M ^a   Wang, Buxuan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystal melts; Liquid vapor interface; Marangoni convection; Microgravity; Similarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000482508     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1290-0729(01)01244-3     Document Type: Article

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