Thermocapillary Convection Instability in Annular Two-Layer System under Various Gravity Levels

In order to reveal the impact mechanism of gravity acceleration on thermocapillary convection instability in two-layer system, the flow characteristics of two-layered thermocapillary convection in annular pool under various gravity levels is investigated by 3D numerical simulation, in which the outer and inner walls are differentially heated. The interface of fluids is assumed to be a flat non-deformable interface, where thermocapillary forces...