Chin. Phys. Lett.  2012, Vol. 29 Issue (7): 074704    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/29/7/074704
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Numerical Simulation of Thermocapillary-Buoyant Convection in an Annular Pool under Various Gravity Levels
ZHOU Xiao-Ming1,2, HUANG Hu-Lin1**
1Academy of Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016
2Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
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ZHOU Xiao-Ming, HUANG Hu-Lin 2012 Chin. Phys. Lett. 29 074704
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Abstract Thermocapillary-buoyant convection in an annular two-layer system under various gravity levels is investigated, in which the level set method is employed to capture the interface, and the continuum surface force tension model is used to simulate the Marangoni effect. The results show that, under the influence of the Marangoni effect, the interface bulges out near the outer wall and bulges in near the inner wall. The flow pattern consists of static convective cells, but a transition of flow pattern occurs as the gravity level increases. The interface deformability decreases with increasing gravity level, and the change rate of deformability is the largest as the gravity level varies from 0.001g to 0.01g.
Received: 19 January 2012      Published: 29 July 2012
PACS:  47.55.nb (Capillary and thermocapillary flows)  
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