Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Due to its high surface tension, the water-air interface is particularly susceptible to contamination by surface-active molecules, which can significantly alter the hydrodynamic behavior of the interface. This is especially true in the case of thermocapillary flows. In this study, we present a general framework that enables a quantitative analysis of this phenomenon, demonstrating how key properties of the otherwise undetectable surfactants can be derived from experimental data.
Source: Physical Review Fluids
Author: Thomas Bickel
Language: English
Subfield: Computational Mechanics
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4403186153