AbstractConvective instability driven by surface-tension effects (Marangoni instability) in a horizontal fluid layer heated from below is studied. The behaviour in a micro-gravity environment is more specifically emphasized. Mathematically, the problem can be treated by various approaches. The present note is devoted to a survey of three widely used techniques, namely the normal mode, the energy and Malkus-Veroni's iterative methods. It is shown that convection assumes cellular forms which in the steady regime, and in micro-gravity, appear as regular hexagonal cells.
Recent developments in surface-tension driven instabilities
Acta Astronautica ; 11 , 7-8 ; 353-359
1983-12-13
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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