@Article{fdmp.2010.006.099,
AUTHOR = {I.  Ueno, A.  Kawazoe, H.  Enomoto},
TITLE = {Effect of Ambient-Gas Forced Flow on Oscillatory Thermocapillary Convection of Half-Zone Liquid Bridge},
JOURNAL = {Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing},
VOLUME = {6},
YEAR = {2010},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {99--108},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fdmp/v6n1/24474},
ISSN = {1555-2578},
ABSTRACT = {The authors focus on thermocapillary-driven flow in a half-zone liquid bridge and its transition from two-dimensional steady flow to three-dimensional oscillatory one under an effect of forced convection in ambient gas region around the liquid bridge. The liquid bridge is settled in a cylindrical 'external shield,' in which upward/downward forced flow of the ambient gas is added. The critical condition of the flow transition in the 2-cSt silicone-oil liquid bridge is examined as functions of the aspect ratio and the volume ratio of the liquid bridge, and averaged velocity of the ambient gas. The authors indicate a significant effect of the external flow around the liquid bridge.},
DOI = {10.3970/fdmp.2010.006.099}
}