Abstract: An approximate solution of the classical thermodynamic model for compressible heat transfer of a quiescent supercritical fluid under microgravity leads to the wellknown piston effect relaxation time tPE=tD/(خ³0−1)2, where ...

Abstract: The mixed convection in a thin liquid film flow over a horizontal plate is investigated under finite Prandtl numbers. The gas–liquid interface is considered free, nondeformable and subject to surface tension gradients and ...