Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1796753 Journal of Crystal Growth 2006 12 Pages PDF
Abstract
Both the numerical simulation and LSA results indicate that the pool rotation destabilizes the basic steady axisymmetric thermocapillary flow in the present Ta range (Ta⩽0.806). The influence of the pool rotation on the instability of the thermocapillary flow is distinguishable even for such a small rotating rate of the shallow annular pool. This can be explained by the additional energy supply from the azimuthal flow field induced by the Coriolis force.
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