Liquid-fuel thermocapillary flow induced by a spreading flame

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 473, Issue , 2002, Pages 349-377

  Higuera, F J ^a  

^a Technical University of Madrid UPM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; LIQUID FUELS; OSCILLATIONS; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE; VAPORIZATION;

SPREADING FLAME;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

CAPILLARY FLOW; FLAME; FLOW ANALYSIS; FUEL;

EID: 0037176325     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002002471     Document Type: Article

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