Pattern formation of drops in thermocapillary migration

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 13-14, 2006, Pages 2265-2276

  Nas, S ^a   Muradoglu, M ^b   Tryggvason, G ^c  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Front tracking method; Pattern formation; Thermocapillary migration; Zero gravity

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

FRONT TRACKING METHODS; PATTERN FORMATION; THERMOCAPILLARY MIGRATION; ZERO GRAVITY;

DROP FORMATION;

CAPILLARY FLOW; DROP FORMATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 33646511109     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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