New features of thermocapillary convection in floating zones revealed by tracer particle accumulation structures (PAS)

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 163-168

  Schwabe, D ^a   Hintz, P ^a   Frank, S ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CAPILLARY FLOW; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MOLTEN MATERIALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

FLOATING ZONES; MARANGONI NUMBER; PARTICLE ACCUMULATION STRUCTURE (PAS); SODIUM NITRATE; THERMOCAPILLARY CONVECTION; TRACERS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0030363777     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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