Bs. Dandapat et Pc. Ray, EFFECT OF THERMOCAPILLARITY ON THE PRODUCTION OF A CONDUCTING THIN-FILM IN THE PRESENCE OF A TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC-FIELD, Zeitschrift fur angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, 78(9), 1998, pp. 635-640
The gradual development of a thin liquid film on the surface of a rota
ting disk is studied analytically when the thermocapillary force is in
action in the presence of a transverse magnetic field It is Sound tha
t the acting thermocapillary force has a profound effect in enhancing
the thinning rate of the film even in, the presence of large Hartmann
number M. A physical explanation of this result is provided. Large amo
unts of fluid are depleted in a small span of time when the Hartmann n
umber M is small.