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Marangoni convection in a tear film

1982; Elsevier BV; Volume: 85; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0021-9797(82)90235-1

ISSN

1095-7103

Autores

S. P. Lin, Howard Brenner,

Tópico(s)

Surfactants and Colloidal Systems

Resumo

It is shown theoretically that Marangoni convection may exist in a human tear film due to the diffusion of mucin. However, the temperature drop across the tear film is not capable of generating Marangoni convection.

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