Thermocapillary transport of energy during water evaporation

Fei Duan1, V K Badam, F Durst

  • 1Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G8.

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