Conditions for the onset of oscillatory thermocapillary flows in cylindrical containers with CO2 laser heating

35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 1-10

  Kamotani, Y ^a   Ostrach, S ^a   Masud, J ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTAINERS; LASER BEAMS; SILICONES;

CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS; FREE SURFACE DEFORMATIONS; FREE SURFACE SHAPES; GRAVITY CONDITIONS; IMPORTANT FEATURES; OSCILLATION PATTERNS; OSCILLATION PHENOMENON; THERMOCAPILLARY FLOW;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

EID: 84983161910     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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