TY  - EJOU
AU  - Borcia, Rodica  
AU  - Bestehorn, Michael  

TI  - Phase field models and Marangoni flows
T2  - Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing

PY  - 2007
VL  - 3
IS  - 4
SN  - 1555-2578

AB  - We developed a phase field model for Marangoni convection in compressible fluids of van der Waals type far from criticality. The theoretical description is based on the Navier-Stokes equation with extra terms responsible for describing the Marangoni effect, the classical heat equation, and the continuity equation. The model previously developed for a two-layer geometry is now extended to drops and bubbles. Finally, we report on 2D numerical simulations for drop Marangoni migration in a vertical temperature gradient.
KW  - Marangoni flow
KW  -  Pattern formation
KW  -  Drops and Bubbles
KW  -  Interface and Surface Thermodynamics

DO  - 10.3970/fdmp.2007.003.287