Publikationsdatum:
2011-08-24
Beschreibung:
Results are reported of the Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment (STDCE) aboard USML-1 Spacelab. Steady and transient thermocapillary flows were investigated in a 10 cm dia. circular container filled with 10 Cs silicone oil. The velocity and temperature fields were studied in detail under various conditions. It is shown in this paper how the Marangoni number affects the velocity field. A numerical analysis of the flows was also conducted and its results were compared to the experimental data. Good agreement is shown.
Schlagwort(e):
FLUID MECHANICS AND HEAT TRANSFER
Materialart:
Advances in Space Research (ISSN 0273-1177); 16; 7; p. (7)79-(7)82
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