Cavity ripples observed during the impact of solid objects into liquids

We report the experimental observation of a well-defined rippling of the air cavity entrained by a rapidly moving solid object entering the free surface of a liquid (water or ethanol). The ripples are fixed in the lab frame, and begin just after the pinch-off (deep seal) of the cavity, simultaneous...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2007-09, Vol.99 (11), p.114502-114502, Article 114502
Main Authors: Grumstrup, Torben, Keller, Joseph B, Belmonte, Andrew
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Language:English
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Summary:We report the experimental observation of a well-defined rippling of the air cavity entrained by a rapidly moving solid object entering the free surface of a liquid (water or ethanol). The ripples are fixed in the lab frame, and begin just after the pinch-off (deep seal) of the cavity, simultaneous with the acoustic emission. This acoustic resonance corresponds approximately to the Minnaert frequency for volume oscillations of the bubble. We present an irrotational model which explains the ripples as a spatial rectification of these volume oscillations by the surface of the moving object.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.114502