Absolute instability induced by Marangoni effect in thin liquid film flows on vertical cylindrical surfaces

• Main Authors: Ding, Zijing, Liu, Rong, Wong, Teck Neng, Yang, Chun
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Thin Liquid Film; Absolute instability
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138981
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper investigates a thin liquid film flowing down the interior or exterior surface of a vertical uniformly heated cylinder under the influence of gravity. A thin liquid film model, which is applicable to both cases, is derived to examine the Marangoni effect on the spatial-temporal dynamics. L...