Abstract

A similarity solution is presented for Marangoni flow over a flat surface for both the velocity and temperature profiles assuming developing boundary layer flow along the surface with various imposed temperature profiles. Marangoni flow results from variations of the surface tension along a liquid-vapor interface and is especially noticeable in microgravity. Solutions are presented for the surface velocity, the total flow rate and the heat transfer for various temperature profiles and various Prandtl numbers.

Issue Section:
Technical Notes
Keywords:
Boiling, Convection, Heat Transfer, Thermocapillary, convection, surface tension, external flows, temperature distribution, zero gravity experiments
Topics:
Boundary layers, Convection, Flow (Dynamics), Surface tension, Temperature profiles, Temperature distribution, Temperature, Temperature gradient, Heat transfer, Momentum, Boiling
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