Faraday instability in a surface-frozen liquid

Faraday surface instability measurements of the critical acceleration, a(c), and wave number, k(c), for standing surface waves on a tetracosanol (C24H50) melt exhibit abrupt changes at T(s)=54 degrees C, approximately 4 degrees C above the bulk freezing temperature. The measured variations of a(c) a...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2005-05, Vol.94 (18), p.184504-184504
Main Authors: Huber, P, Soprunyuk, V P, Embs, J P, Wagner, C, Deutsch, M, Kumar, S
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Language:English
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Summary:Faraday surface instability measurements of the critical acceleration, a(c), and wave number, k(c), for standing surface waves on a tetracosanol (C24H50) melt exhibit abrupt changes at T(s)=54 degrees C, approximately 4 degrees C above the bulk freezing temperature. The measured variations of a(c) and k(c) vs temperature and driving frequency are accounted for quantitatively by a hydrodynamic model, revealing a change from a free-slip surface flow, generic for a free liquid surface (T>T(s)), to a surface-pinned, no-slip flow, characteristic of a flow near a wetted solid wall (T
ISSN:0031-9007