Cavitation Bubbles and Shockwaves in Microgravity 57th International Astronautical Congress 2006, Valencia, Spain D. Obreschkow, P. Kobel, N. Dorsaz, A. de Bosset, C. Nicollier, and M. Farhat
Cavitation & Erosion
Experimental Idea Confined shockwave Predicted liquid jets Interaction with spherical free surface Water Drop Cavitation Bubble
Drop Formation & Fixation
Drop-Electrodes Interaction NeutralRepulsionAttraction
Drop Oscillations 1/e damp out time = 0.7s
around the drop …
First Light
Peculiar Jet Geometry Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, (2006)
Surprising Lifecycle Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, (2006) Equation of Motion:
Flashing Mist 0.0ms0.08ms0.16ms
Single Microbubble
Sockwave Simulation
Simulation versus Observation
Overview Counterjet Geometry Change Lifetime Shortening Shockwave focusing amplifies 2nd cavitation "Injector tube" technique is useful Double-jet observations …
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