Abstract
Rotation bifurcation in a steady axisymmetric thermocapillary flow of an incompressible fluid filling a semi-infinite space bounded by the free surface with a nonuniform distribution of temperature is studied. The fluid flow is calculated on the basis of Navier–Stokes equations under the assumption of small diffusion coefficients. It is shown that the bifurcation triggers rotational motion in a thin Marangoni boundary layer in the case of local cooling of the free boundary near the axis of symmetry and in the presence of an external flow; there is no rotation outside this layer. In the case of local heating of the free boundary, rotation is not observed.
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