A study of the oscillating corner meniscus in a vertical constrained vapor bubble system

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 35, Issue 3-6, 2004, Pages 559-572

  Plawsky, Joel L ^a   Panchamgam, Sashidhar S ^a   Gokhale, Shripad J ^a   Wayner Jr , Peter C ^a   DasGupta, Sunando ^b  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Capillarity; Evaporation; Meniscus; Oscillating film

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; BOILING LIQUIDS; CAPILLARITY; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETRY; PHASE SHIFT; SILICA; VAPORS; WETTING;

MENISCUS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM PHENOMENA; OSCILLATING FILM; OSCILLATION CYCLE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 4243167850     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2003.11.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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