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Thermocapillary flow with evaporation and condensation at low gravity. Part 1. Non-deforming surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

G. R. Schmidt ,
T. J. Chung  and
A. Nadarajah
G. R. Schmidt
Affiliation:
Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA
T. J. Chung
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
A. Nadarajah
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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Abstract

The problem of steady motion and thermal behaviour of a volatile, wetting liquid in an open cavity under low gravity is defined and examined. The domain geometrically approximates a two-phase pore of liquid on a wicking structure surface, and consists of a 1 to 102 μu wide rectangular cavity bounded by a saturated vapour and liquid reservoir on its upper and lower surfaces, respectively. Thermal non-equilibrium and convection are established by symmetrically superheating or subcooling the pore boundaries by ∼ 1 K relative to the vapour. Numerical analyses show that although thermocapillary flow competes with interfacial phase change in dictating the circulation and flow structure, it tends to reinforce the convective effects of evaporation and condensation on surface temperature and heat transport. In addition, highly wetting fluids with curved menisci are characterized by greater circulation intensities and dynamic pressure gradients than a flat surface. The magnitude of these gradients suggests that the fixed menisci shapes assumed in this study are unrealistic, and that the influence of convection on surface morphology should be considered.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 294 , 10 July 1995 , pp. 323 - 347
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© 1995 Cambridge University Press

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