Experiments on the transition to chaotic thermocapillary flow in floating zones under microgravity

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1391-1396

  Schwabe, D ^a   Frank, S ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 0002496145     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00751-6     Document Type: Article

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