Thermocapillary and buoyant bubble motion with variable viscosity

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 679-683

  Balasubramaniam, R ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POTENTIAL FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

MARANGONI NUMBER; PECLET NUMBER; THERMOCAPILLARY MIGRATION; WEBER NUMBER;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE; BUOYANCY; CAPILLARY; MIGRATION; VISCOSITY;

BUBBLES; BUOYANCY; CAPILLARY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032100233     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(97)00075-X     Document Type: Article

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