With the rapid growth of electronic and optoelectronic industry, the demand for crystal
materials increased dramatically for the past two decades. The requirement for better …

Interfacial Phenomena and Convection is a self-contained monograph that examines a rich
variety of phenomena in which interfaces play a crucial role. From a unified perspective that …

The interfacial convection in multilayer systems is a widespread phenomenon that is of great
importance in numerous branches of technology, including chemical engineering, space …

In a microgravity experiment, the conditions prevalent in fluid phases can be substantially
different from those on the ground and can be exploited to improve different processes. Fluid …

This study concerns the linear stability of buoyant convection induced by lateral heating
inside a shallow cavity. It highlights the effects caused by submitting the flow to horizontal …

Abstract Samples of Pb-Sn eutectic alloy with a high density of 8.5× 10 3 kg/m 3 are levitated
with a single-axis acoustic levitator, and containerlessly melted and then solidified in argon …

Clinostats are rotational devices that have been in use ever since Julius Sachs invented a
clockwork-driven device that rotated growing plants around their growth axis at the end of …

The present review is designed to encompass the English language heat transfer papers
published in 1997. The papers have been categorized into a number of sub-fields. While …

Computer simulation is performed to illustrate the significance of ampoule rotation on the
flows, interface shapes, and the growth rate in vertical zone-melting (VZM) crystal growth …

This paper presents analysis and design results for control systems subject to oscillatory
inputs, ie, inputs of large amplitude and high frequency. The key analysis results are a series …