Abstract At equilibrium, aqueous fatty alcohol solutions presents a surface tension minimum versus temperature. The influence of such an extremum on the Marangoni convection is studied. Two experiments have been performed under microgravity conditions (Texus 8 (1983) and Texus 9 (1984) flights). The velocity fields are determined by following the paths of tracer particles and furthermore, in the Texus 9 experiment, differential interferograms have been recorded.
Study of the Marangoni convection around a surface tension minimum under microgravity conditions
Advances in Space Research ; 4 , 5 ; 37-41
01.01.1984
5 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Surface Tension Driven Convection in Microgravity
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1997
|Marangoni convection in a rectangular open cavity in microgravity
British Library Online Contents | 1994
|Numerical simulation of drop Marangoni migration under microgravity
Online Contents | 2004
|