Marangoni and Interfacial Phenomena in Materials Processing

Originating from contributions to a discussion of the Royal Society. Convection in fluids associated with gradients in surface tension, whether associated with pressure or concentration gradients, has been studied for over a century. There has been a growing awareness of the significance of the Marangoni effect in a wide range of materials processes, in particualr liquid metal processing (steelmaking, welding, joining, coating, secondary melting). The meeting brought together leading scientists who are elucidating the fundamental aspects of the effect.