Wavelength selection in Bénard-Marangoni convection
- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 35 (4) , 1949-1952
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.35.1949
Abstract
The influence of the vessel form, the aspect ratio Γ, and the heating gradient on the wavelength-selection mechanism in a hexagonal pattern, corresponding to Bénard-Marangoni convection, are studied experimentally. The pattern changes in an almost continuous way and shows a wavelength increase when Γ becomes greater. The wavelengths for a container where Γ>70 and for an infinite extended layer are nearly identical.Keywords
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