Evaporation in motion
Fluid Dynamics
2012-10-16 v1
Abstract
This work presents fluid dynamics videos obtained via numerical (CFD) calculations using ComSol (finite elements method) software, showing the evaporation of HFE7100 (3M company refrigerant) into a nitrogen gas flow along the liquid interface. The overall temperature evolution and liquid motion, which is caused by surface-tension (Marangoni) and buoyancy (Rayleigh) instability mechanisms, are shown as well. Flow behavior in the liquid caused by the aforementioned instability mechanisms can be nicely seen. Finally, these observations are made for three liquid thicknesses in order to appreciate the qualitative influence of confinement.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1210.3728,
title = {Evaporation in motion},
author = {Hatim Machrafi and Alexey Rednikov and Pierre Colinet and Pierre Dauby},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.3728},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
Videos are included