Microgravity Fluid Mechanics: IUTAM Symposium Bremen 1991

Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Static and Dynamic Response of Liquid Bridges....Pages 3-17
On Accurate Determination of Contact Angle....Pages 19-28
Liquid Bridge Ocsillations: Analytical and Numerical Results....Pages 29-36
Viscosity Effects on the Dynamics of Long Axisymmetric Liquid Bridges....Pages 37-46
Vibrational Behavior of Amphora Liquid Columns in Microgravity Fields....Pages 47-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Marangoni Convection in a Non-Spherical Liquid Drop....Pages 61-69
Some Problems Raised by Marangoni Instability in Spherical Geometry....Pages 71-79
Marangoni Convection in Drops under Microgravity Conditions....Pages 81-89
Stationary Marangoni Instability in a Liquid Layer due to Non-Isothermal Gas Absorption....Pages 91-98
Three-Dimensional Transient Simulation of Marangoni Flow in a Cylindrical Enclosure under Various Gravity Levels....Pages 99-109
Influence of the Temperature Gradient on the Oscillatory Instabilities of Thermocapillary Flow at a Rotating Interface....Pages 111-118
Simultaneous Measurement of the Temperature and Velocity Field in Thermocapillary Convections of Bubbles....Pages 119-127
Influence of the Electromagnetic, G-Jitter or Thermocapillary Forces on the Stability of the Stationary Buoyancy Convection....Pages 129-136
The Influence of High Frequency Tangential Vibrations on the Stability of the Fluid Interfaces in Microgravity....Pages 137-144
Thermocapillary Flows and Deformations of the Surface in the Systems of Fluid Layers with the Longitudinal Temperature Gradient in Microgravity....Pages 145-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Fluid Management under Micro-Gravity Conditions in Technical Applications....Pages 155-166
The Sensitivity of a Non-Isothermal Liquid Bridge to Residual Acceleration....Pages 167-174
Effect of G-Jitter on Liquid free Surfaces in Microgravity....Pages 175-183
Theoretical Investigation of the Rotating Disks Flow of One and Two-Phase Fluids in Microgravity....Pages 185-193
Transient Convection Caused by Acceleration Disturbances....Pages 195-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Experimental Studies of Thermal Marangoni-Effects....Pages 201-203
Upper Layer Flow Phenomena in Two Immiscible Liquid Layers Subject to a Horizontal Temperature Gradient....Pages 205-212
Surface Waves in a Free Liquid-Gas Interface by Oscillatory Marangoni Convection....Pages 213-216
Thermocapillary Convection in a Magnetic Field....Pages 217-225
Experimental Investigation of the Management of Large-Sized Drops and the Onset of Marangoni-Convection....Pages 227-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Bubble Migration under the Combined Action of Buoyancy and Thermocapillarity....Pages 237-244
Effects of the Natural Convection on Fuel Droplet Evaporation....Pages 245-252
Thermal Convection in Microgravity during a Slow Rotation....Pages 253-261
Stability of a Spherical and a Catenoidal Liquid Bridge Between Two Parallel Plates in the Absence of Gravity....Pages 263-269
Equilibrium Shapes, Stability and Dynamical Behaviour of Liquid Captive Menisci under Gravitational, Centrifugal and Electrical Fields....Pages 271-283
Linear Stability of Marangoni-Hartmann-Convection....Pages 285-296
Numerical Analysis of the Sensitivity of Crystal Growth Experiments to Spacecraft Residual Acceleration....Pages 297-305
Thermocapillary Bubble Migration — An Oseen-Like Analysis of the Energy Equation....Pages 307-314
Applications of Bifurcation Theory to the Problem of Rotating Liquid Drops in Space....Pages 315-323
Surface Tension Effects on the Onset of Double-Diffusive Convection....Pages 325-333
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Computational/Experimental Basis for Conducting Alkane Droplet Combustion Experiments on Space-Based-Platforms....Pages 337-353
Ignition Delay of Premixed Gases under Microgravity Conditions....Pages 355-362
Velocity Measurement by PIV in Flames....Pages 363-372
Stability of the Vapour Phase in a Rotating Two-Phase Fluid System Subjected to Different Gravitational Intensities....Pages 373-379
Mathematical Modelling of Microsphere Formation under Short-Time Weightlessness....Pages 381-389
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Thermocapillary Motion of Bubbles and Drops....Pages 393-403
Thermocapillary Migration of Bubbles at Moderately Large Reynolds Numbers....Pages 405-411
Drop and Bubble Migration at Moderate Reynolds and Marangoni Numbers....Pages 413-425
Capillary Effects Associated with the Motion of a Droplet in a Homogeneous Medium....Pages 427-434
Steady and Oscillating Convection Phenomena Caused by an Air Bubble Beneath a Heated Wall....Pages 435-442
Front Matter....Pages 443-443
Distortions of Parallel Flow in Continuous Flow Electrophoresis....Pages 445-452
Propellent Management for Satellite Propulsion System under Microgravity....Pages 453-457
Fire Modelling under Microgravity Conditions....Pages 459-468
Thermal Scaling of Two-Phase Heat Transport Systems for Space: Predictions Versus Results of Experiments....Pages 469-478
Experimental Study of Capillary Effects for Fluid Management under Microgravity Conditions....Pages 479-487
Microgravity Liquid-Gas Interface Configuration and Surface-Tension Device Design....Pages 489-501
Modelling of Binary Systems with Miscibility Gap Behaviour under Weightlessness and Quasi-Weightlessness....Pages 503-510
Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity of Fluids with low Viscosity under Microgravity....Pages 511-518
Free Motion of an Unsupported Tank that is Partially Filled with Liquid....Pages 519-528
Calibration of Thermal Anemometer at Very Low Reynolds Numbers under Microgravity....Pages 529-538
Front Matter....Pages 539-539
Particle Migration at Melting and Solidification Fronts....Pages 541-553
Thermal Convection of Non-Newtonian Fluids under Low Gravity Conditions....Pages 555-562
Solidification of a Liquid Sphere in Weightlessness....Pages 563-572
Investigation of Density Driven Large-Scale Ocean Motion under Microgravity....Pages 573-581
Back Matter....Pages 583-611