THERMOCAPILLARY FLOWS IN FINITE-SIZE SYSTEMS

Thermocapillary driven flows in differentially heated cavities and cyl indrical liquid bridges are reviewed. The exploration of the Bow struc tures and the transitions between two- and three-dimensional solutions has made significant progress by the application of numerical methods . Results of these calculations together with comments concerning the applied numerical techniques are presented in order to give a comprehe nsive picture of the possible Bow phenomena. Although linear and nonli near steady two-dimensional flows are well understood, their stability and the nonlinear dynamics of fully developed three-dimensional therm ocapillary convection still provide challenges for future numerical in vestigations.