2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Surface tension in nonequilibrium systems : Dynamics of the Maranogni convection
Project/Area Number |
21740282
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Mathematical physics/Fundamental condensed matter physics
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Research Institution | Chiba University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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Keywords | 非平衡・非線形物理学 / パターン形成 / 表面張力 / マランゴニ効果 / 分岐現象 |
Research Abstract |
We have studied on the dynamics of the Marangoni convection and its mathematical modeling, which is induced by the concentration gradient of the surface active materials. As a result, We have clarified that the magnitude of the Marangoni convection roll around a camphor disk fixed at a water surface is nonlinearly dependent on the surfactant concentration added to the aqueous phase. We have also analyzed the convection structure inside the droplet based on the hydrodynamics, which is driven by the interfacial tension gradient induced by the chemical reaction inside it.
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Research Products
(27 results)