Marangoni convection in model of floating zone under microgravity

Z. Zeng, H. Mizuseki, K. Shimamura, K. Higashino, T. Fukuda, Y. Kawazoe

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Abstract

Marangoni convection in a half-zone model, a simplification of the floating zone model, is steady and axisymmetric for Marangoni number Ma < Mac but the azimuthal flow after instability (Ma > Mac) breaks the axial-symmetry, and m-fold symmetry of the flow pattern is observed. The symmetry number m (azimuthal wave number) depends strongly on the aspect ratio, As (As = height/radius), of the half-zone. Based on the results of numerical simulation, the nature of the correlation between m and As is investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)601-604
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume229
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001 Jul 2

Keywords

  • A1. Convection
  • A1. Fluid flows
  • A1. Heat transfer
  • A2. Floating zone technique

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