Three-dimensional Marangoni convection in electrostatically positioned droplets under microgravity

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue 14-16, 2004, Pages 3533-3547

  Huo, Y ^a   Li, B Q ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

COORDINATE SYSTEMS; LEVITATED DROPLETS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

DROPLET; GRAVITY; HEAT TRANSFER; MARANGONI EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 2442551860     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.01.021     Document Type: Article

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