title: Synchronized motion of the water surfaces around two fixed camphor disks.
abstract: The synchronized motion of the water surfaces in contact with two fixed camphor disks was investigated. When the distance between the two camphor disks was greater than 8 mm, the shapes of the water surfaces at the bottoms of the disks oscillated independently. In contrast, synchronized oscillation was observed when the distance was shorter than 7 mm. Depending on the distance, the nature of the Marangoni convection and the difference in the shape of the meniscus changed. The convection was numerically simulated based on the Navier-Stokes equation. The mechanism of synchronization is discussed in relation to the rolling structure of the Marangoni convection.
authors: Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Kitahata
authors: Kouhei
authors: K
authors: Kawata
authors: Sachiyo
authors: S
authors: Takahashi
authors: Motohiko
authors: M
authors: Nakamura
authors: Yutaka
authors: Y
authors: Sumino
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Nakata
mesh_terms: D002164:Camphor / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D002164:Camphor