Numerical simulation of thermocapillary drop motion with internal circulation

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-309

  Ma, Xiangjiang ^a   Balasubramaniam, R ^b   Subramanian, R Shankar ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; STEADY FLOW; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

MARANGONI NUMBER; THERMOCAPILLARY DROP MOTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0033075867     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104077899275254     Document Type: Article

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