Experimental evidence of thermocapillarity in phase change materials in microgravity: Measuring the effect of Marangoni convection in solid/liquid phase transitions

J.M. Ezquerro, P. Sánchez, A. Bello, J. Rodríguez, Victoria Lapuerta, Ana Laverón-Simavilla

2020International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer75 citationsDOI

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Marangoni effectMaterials scienceConvectionThermalNatural convectionPhase (matter)MechanicsThermodynamicsHeat transferChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryPhase Change Materials ResearchSolidification and crystal growth phenomenaSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems