Matryoshka cavity

Authors

Randy Craig Hurd, Utah State UniversityFollow
T. Fanning
Zhao Pan
C. Maybey
Kyle G. Bodily
Kip Schafer Hacking
Nathan B. Spiers, Utah State UniversityFollow
Tadd T. Truscott, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Miscellaneous

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Physics of Fluids

Volume

27

Issue

9

Publisher

American Institute of Physics inc.

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

When a water droplet impacts a free surface with sufficient velocity, the momentum transfer results in the formation of a hemispherical cavity expanding radially from the point of impact.¹ This cavity continues to expand until the kinetic energy is completely converted to potential energy (Fig. 1(a)).² Pumphrey and Elmore equated the potential energy of this subsurface cavity with the kinetic energy of the impacting droplet, concluding that the magnitude of the cavity radius is proportional to impact velocity and droplet diameter.³

Recommended Citation

Hurd, Randy Craig; Fanning, T.; Pan, Zhao; Maybey, C.; Bodily, Kyle G.; Hacking, Kip Schafer; Spiers, Nathan B.; and Truscott, Tadd T., "Matryoshka cavity" (2015). Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications. Paper 76.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mae_facpub/76