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Convective instability in liquid pools heated from below

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

Harvey J. Palmer  and
John C. Berg
Harvey J. Palmer
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105
John C. Berg
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105
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Abstract

The linear hydrodynamic stability analysis of liquid pools heated from below combining surface tension and buoyancy effects as presented by Nield (1964) is confirmed by experiment for a series of silicone oils. The experimental method used is an adaptation of the Schmidt–Milverton technique, in which the stability limit is located by the change of slope in the plot of heat flux versus temperature drop across the liquid pool.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 47 , Issue 4 , 29 June 1971 , pp. 779 - 787
Copyright
© 1971 Cambridge University Press

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