Three-dimensional numerical simulation of thermocapillary instabilities in floating zones

Applied Scientific Research (The Hague)

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-41

  Savino, R ^a   Monti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Floating zone; Hydrodynamic instabilities; Marangoni convection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001958034     PISSN: 00036994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02282920     Document Type: Article

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