Surface deformation and convection in electrostatically-positioned droplets of immiscible liquids under microgravity

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 520-529

  Huo, Y ^a   Li, B Q ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary element; Galerkin finite element; Immiscible droplet; Maxwell stress; Surface tension; Undercooled state; Weighted residuals methods

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LASER BEAMS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SOLUBILITY; STEADY FLOW; SURFACE TENSION;

GALERKIN FINITE ELEMENT; IMMISCIBLE DROPLET; MAXWELL STRESS; UNDERCOOLED STATE; WEIGHTED RESIDUALS METHODS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LASER BEAMS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SOLUBILITY; STEADY FLOW; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 33745841318     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2188460     Document Type: Article

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