Convective instabilities in liquid layers with free upper surface under the action of an inclined temperature gradient
Convective instabilities in liquid layers with free upper surface under the action of an inclined temperature gradient
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DOI:
10.1063/1.3251755
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发表时间:
2009-11
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4.6
通讯作者:
A. Mizev;D. Schwabe
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作者:
A. Mizev;D. Schwabe
We present the results of an experimental study of convective instabilities in a horizontal liquid layer with free upper surface under the action of an inclined temperature gradient, i.e., when horizontal and vertical temperature gradients are applied at the same time. Silicone oil of 10 cSt (Prandtl number Pr=102) was employed as the test fluid. We investigated the layers with different thicknesses to examine the influence of gravity on the formation of the convective patterns. It is found out that the system behavior appreciably depends on the dynamic Bond number, which shows a relation of buoyancy and thermocapillary forces. In the case of small dynamic Bond numbers, when the influence of buoyancy is minimal, four different flow patterns, according to the combination of the vertical and horizontal Marangoni numbers, have been found: steady parallel flow, Benard–Marangoni cells, drifting Benard–Marangoni cells, and longitudinal rolls. At larger dynamic Bond number, when the influence of buoyancy becomes...