Marangoni effect in the mass and heat transport processes

Marangoni effect accompanied with he-at and mass transport processes has important influence on chemical engineering, material engineering, thermal engineering and other fields. It Is also an ideal problem in nonlinear science. The experimental and theoretical studies on Marangoni effect can not only promote the understanding of microcosmic mechanism of heat and mass transfer, but also improve the efficiency of transport processes. However, up to the present, one's knowledge on Marangoni effect is still insufficient to meet the need of both theory and practice. Recently, the research in this area is very active. This paper reviews the experimental and theoretical studies on Marangoni effect.