Marangoni Convection · Surface-Tension-Gradient Flow
unseel.com · thermocapillary stress · τ = ∇ₛσ · Bénard–Marangoni
Ma 0
Surface flat
phase
Hot spot · low σ
Cool · high σ
Surface flow (pulled to high σ)
Warm upwelling
Unseel.com · Marangoni Convection: Flow Driven by Surface-Tension Gradients