Influence of a surface tension minimum as a function of temperature on the marangoni convection

Aqueous long chain alcohol solutions have a surface tension which presents a minimum as a function of the temperature. At this particular temperature, the dimensionless Marangoni number is vanishing. It is thus expected that around the temperature of the minimum, Marangoni Convection would be slower...

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Published inActa astronautica Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 143 - 147
Main Authors Legros, J.C., Limbourg-Fontaine, M.C., Petre, G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1984
Elsevier Science
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Summary:Aqueous long chain alcohol solutions have a surface tension which presents a minimum as a function of the temperature. At this particular temperature, the dimensionless Marangoni number is vanishing. It is thus expected that around the temperature of the minimum, Marangoni Convection would be slowered with a convective pattern deeply modified. An experiment to be performed in microgravity during the Texus 8 flight is described.
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ISSN:0094-5765
1879-2030
DOI:10.1016/0094-5765(84)90005-5