Abstract
The rate of air entrainment into a viscous fluid by impacting both liquid jets and solids was investigated. The air entrainment produces bubbles in a liquid. In many industrial processes, controlling the rate of bubble formation is important. Air entrainment rates over 4 orders of magnitude in the dimensionless jet speed was predicted through simple scaling arguments. It was observed that the entrainment rate depended strongly on the jet velocity.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 254501 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue number | 25 |
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| Publication status | Published - 17 Dec 2004 |