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Math. Model. Nat. Phenom. Vol. 3, No. 1, 2008, pp. 55-74
DOI: 10.1051/mmnp:2008033
Growth Constants of Unstable Surfaces in Cylindrical Systems
L.E. Johns and R. NarayananDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
ranga@ufl.edu
Published online: 17 July 2008
Abstract
We present formulas for the growth rate of surface displacements in phase change
problems and flow problems in cylindrical geometries under equilibrium conditions. Our goal
is to learn when domain dynamics is important vis-a-vis surface dynamics.
Mathematics Subject Classification. 76E17
Key words: growth constants -- interface instability -- phase-change problems