Thermocapillary flow about an evaporating meniscusThe steady motion and thermal behavior of an evaporating superheated liquid in a small cavity bounded by isothermal sidewalls is examined. Scaling analyses and a two-dimensional finite element model are used to investigate the influence of thermocapillarity, buoyancy, and temperature-dependent mass flux on flowfield, interfacial heat transfer, and meniscus morphology. Numerical investigations indicate the existence of two counter-rotating cells symmetric about the cavity center. Results also show that evaporation tends to counteract this circulation by directing flow toward the hotter sidewalls. Although thermocapillarity and evaporation yield different flowfield distributions, both effects tend to increase interfacial temperature and heat transfer.
Document ID
19920065222
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Schmidt, G. R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Chung, T. J. (Alabama, University Huntsville, United States)