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Buoyancy-thermocapillary instability: the role of interfacial deformation in one- and two-component fluid layers heated from below or above

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

J. L. Castillo  and
M. G. Velarde
J. L. Castillo
Affiliation:
Departamento Física Fundamental – U.N.E.D., Apdo Correos 50487. Madrid, Spain
M. G. Velarde
Affiliation:
Departamento Física Fundamental – U.N.E.D., Apdo Correos 50487. Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

Energy stability theory has been used to study BBnard convection in one- and two-component horizontal fluid layers heated from below or above when there is a deformable upper surface. To a first approximation in the crispation number, we provide sufficient conditions for stability of the motionless state of the layer, and delineate regions of possible subcritical instability.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 125 , December 1982 , pp. 463 - 474
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© 1982 Cambridge University Press

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