Problems of Evaporative Convection (Review)

Abstract

The theoretical foundations for mathematical modeling of the convective flows with evaporation are presented, and the topical research areas are given. The special attention is payed to models constructed within continuum mechanics, to comparison of the different formulations of corresponding problems including formulations of boundary conditions at the interfaces. Alternative analytical approaches and experimental studies are briefly discussed in the context of thermal convection accompanied by evaporation (or condensation) in the systems with thin liquid layers which are mostly sensitive to the phenomena of interphase exchange.