Dynamics of ultra-thin two-layer films under the action of inclined temperature gradients

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 631, Issue , 2009, Pages 165-197

  Nepomnyashchy, Alexander A ^a   Simanovskii, Ilya B ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THERMAL GRADIENTS; ULTRATHIN FILMS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

INCLINED TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; LINEAR GROWTH RATE; LINEAR STABILITY THEORY; MARANGONI NUMBERS; MARANGONI STRESS; NONLINEAR EVOLUTIONS; NONLINEAR SIMULATIONS; TWO-LAYER FILMS;

GROWTH RATE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILM; FLOW STABILITY; GROWTH RATE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 68749087573     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009007010     Document Type: Article

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