A new computational method to track a liquid/vapor interface with mass transfer, demonstrated on the concentration driven evaporation from a capillary tube and the marangoni effect

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 376 HTD, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 289-300

  Rice, Jeremy ^a   Faghri, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION DRIVEN EVAPORATION; INTERFACE TRACKING; MARANGONI CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

CAPILLARY TUBES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; HEAT CONVECTION; MASS TRANSFER;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS);

EID: 33645717450     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2005-81433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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