Flow transitions in evaporating saline droplets: interplay between Rayleigh convection and Marangoni effects
Lingfeng Wang, Zhengtao Li, Zhijie Yuan, Xuehua Ruan, Wu Xiao, Xuemei Wu, Gaohong He, Xiaobin Jiang
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Marangoni effectConvectionMechanicsRayleigh numberMarangoni numberThermodynamicsEvaporationMaterials scienceHeat transferRayleigh–Bénard convectionConvective heat transferChemistryThermalHeat fluxNatural convectionFlow visualizationRayleigh scatteringConvection cellFlow (mathematics)Liquid crystalPhase transitionCirculation (fluid dynamics)BuoyancyPhase (matter)Temperature gradientNanomaterials and Printing TechnologiesInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation