Thermocapillary convection in two immiscible liquid layers with free surface
Thermocapillary convection in two immiscible liquid layers with free surface
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DOI:
10.1063/1.858817
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发表时间:
1993-08
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
T. Doi;J. Koster
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作者:
T. Doi;J. Koster
Thermocapillary convection is studied in two immiscible liquid layers with one free surface, one liquid/liquid interface, and differential heating applied parallel to the interfaces. An analytical solution is introduced for infinite horizontal layers. The defining parameter for the flow pattern is λ, the ratio of the temperature coefficient of the interfacial tension to that of the surface tension. Four different flow patterns exist under zero gravity conditions. ‘‘Halt’’ conditions which halt the fluid motion in the lower encapsulated liquid layer have been found. A numerical experiment is carried out to study effects of vertical end walls on the double layer convection in a two‐dimensional cavity. The halt condition obtained from the analytical study is found to be valid in the limit of small Reynolds numbers. The flow in the encapsulated liquid layer can be suppressed substantially.