Download or read book Interfacial Phenomena and Convection written by Alexander A. Nepomnyashchy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-11-13 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interfacial Phenomena and Convection is a self-contained monograph that examines a rich variety of phenomena in which interfaces play a crucial role. From a unified perspective that embraces physical chemistry, fluid mechanics, and applied mathematics, the authors study recent developments related to the Marangoni effect, including patterned convection and instabilities, oscillatory/wavy phenomena, and turbulent phenomena. They examine Benard layers subjected to transverse and longitudinal thermal gradients and phenomena involving surface tension gradients as the driving forces, including falling films, drops, and liquid bridges.