Thermocapillary instability with a rotating magnetic field and system rotation

Nancy Ma, Laurent Martin Witkowski, John S. Walker

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Abstract

This paper presents a linear stability analysis for the thermocapillary convection in a liquid bridge bounded by two planar liquid-solid interfaces at the same temperature and by a cylindrical free surface with an axisymmetric heat input. The two solid boundaries are rotated at the same angular velocity in one azimuthal direction, and a rotating magnetic field is applied in the opposite azimuthal direction. The critical values of the Reynolds number for the thermocapillary convection and the critical-mode frequencies are presented as functions of the magnetic Taylor number for the rotating magnetic field and of the Reynolds number for the angular velocity of the solid boundaries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-303
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD
Volume374
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
Event2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress - Washington, DC., United States
Duration: Nov 15 2003Nov 21 2003

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