Propulsion generated by diffusion-driven flow

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 516-519

  Allshouse, Michael R ^a   Barad, Michael F ^b   Peacock, Thomas ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; MINERALS; PROPULSION; SEA ICE;

BUOYANCY DRIVEN FLOWS; DENSITY STRATIFIED; DIFFUSION DRIVEN; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 77954349651     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1686     Document Type: Article

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