ABSTRACT

Interfacial Phenomena and Convection is a self-contained monograph that examines a rich variety of phenomena in which interfaces play a crucial role. From a unified perspective that embraces physical chemistry, fluid mechanics, and applied mathematics, the authors study recent developments related to the Marangoni effect, including patterned convection and instabilities, oscillatory/wavy phenomena, and turbulent phenomena. They examine Benard layers subjected to transverse and longitudinal thermal gradients and phenomena involving surface tension gradients as the driving forces, including falling films, drops, and liquid bridges.

chapter Chapter 1|17 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|19 pages

Interfacial flows

chapter Chapter 4|67 pages

Stationary interfacial patterns in liquid. layers

chapter Chapter 5|90 pages

Interfacial oscillations and waves

chapter Chapter 6|45 pages

Instabilities of parallel flows and film flows In

chapter Chapter 7|6 pages

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