Marangoni convection in half-zone liquid bridge

Zhong Zeng, Hiroshi Mizuseki, Kyoko Ichinoseki, Kazuyuki Higashino, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

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Abstract

Marangoni flow, which is driven by unbalanced surface tension caused by temperature or concentration gradient, plays an important role in mass and heat transport in crystal growth of floating zone. Half-zone model, which is simplified from floating zone model, is one of typical models to the study of Marangoni convection. Recent numerical and experimental studies on Marangoni convection in half-zone are reviewed. The importance of direct numerical simulation is stressed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1331-1336
Number of pages6
Journalmaterials transactions, jim
Volume40
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999

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