Y. Kamotani1, S. Matsumoto2, S. Yoda2
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.3, No.2, pp. 147-160, 2007, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2007.003.147
Abstract A Marangoni Convection Modeling Research group was formed in Japan in order to investigate oscillatory thermocapillary flow systematically over a wide range of Prandtl number (Pr). The research by the group represents the current status of the subject. The present article reports the work done by the group members. The work is divided into three Pr ranges (low, medium and high) because the cause of oscillations is different in each range. For the low-Pr case, the transition to oscillatory flow is preceded by a steady bifurcation to three-dimensional convection. For the first time an experimental proof of this first transition… More >
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