Combined effect of volume and gravity on the three-dimensional flow instability in noncylindrical floating zones heated by an equatorial ring

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 331-343

  Lappa, Marcello ^a,b  

^a MARS srl   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GRAVITATION; HEATING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PRANDTL NUMBER; SYSTEM STABILITY;

MARANGONI FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

COMPUTER TECHNIQUE; CRYSTALLIZATION; INSTABILITY; LIQUID BRIDGE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 1542317739     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1634970     Document Type: Article

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