Thermocapillary effects during the melting of phase change materials subjected to lateral heat flux in microgravity
A. Borshchak Kachalov, R. García-Roco, P. Sánchez, Karl Olfe, A. Bello
Topics & Concepts
MechanicsHeat fluxMaterials scienceMarangoni effectThermal conductionMarangoni numberDimensionless quantityIsothermal processThermodynamicsFlux (metallurgy)Temperature gradientPhase (matter)Heat transferPhysicsConvectionMeteorologyMetallurgyQuantum mechanicsPhase Change Materials ResearchSolidification and crystal growth phenomenaNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer