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ArticleAuthors
Thoroddsen, Sigurdur T
KAUST Department
Clean Combustion Research CenterHigh-Speed Fluids Imaging Laboratory
Mechanical Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Date
2011-12-20Online Publication Date
2011-12-20Print Publication Date
2012-01Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/561959
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The splash resulting from the impact of a drop onto a pool is a particularly beautiful manifestation of a canonical problem, where a mass of fluid breaks up into smaller pieces. Despite over a century of experimental study, the splashing mechanics have eluded full description, the details often being obscured by the very rapid motions and small length scales involved. Zhang et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 690, 2012, pp. 515) introduce a powerful new tool to the experimental arsenal, when they apply X-ray imaging to study the fine ejecta sheets which emerge during the earliest contact of the drop. Their images reveal hidden details and complex underlying dynamics, which will directly affect the size and velocity of the splashing droplets. © 2011 Cambridge University Press.Citation
Thoroddsen, S. T. (2011). The making of a splash. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 690, 1–4. doi:10.1017/jfm.2011.458Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)Journal
Journal of Fluid Mechanicsae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1017/jfm.2011.458