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Buoyancy-driven convection in differentially heated fluid layers overlaid on each other is the subject of interest in this chapter. The problem is characterized by the formation of a fluid–fluid interface. The nature of coupling between the two fluid layers is determined by the interface. Experiments conducted over a limited range of parameters with an air–silicone oil system are discussed in the sections below. For the range of parameters studied, surface tension was found to be of secondary importance.
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Panigrahi, P.K., Muralidhar, K. (2013). Convection in Superposed Fluid Layers. In: Imaging Heat and Mass Transfer Processes. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(), vol 4. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4791-7_3
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