Marangoni flotation of liquid droplets

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 479, Issue , 2003, Pages 307-326

  Savino, R ^a   Paterna, D ^a   Lappa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; RADIAL FLOW; SURFACE TENSION;

POOL SURFACES;

FLUID MECHANICS;

DROPLET; FLOTATION; MARANGONI EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0037465970     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002003610     Document Type: Article

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