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Inertial collapse of liquid rings

  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique

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Abstract

Liquid rings can be generated in the Leidenfrost state using liquid oxygen of low boiling point (-183~ °C and high magnetic susceptibility, allowing one to 'sculpt' the liquid into a ring shape using an annular magnet. When the magnetic field is turned off, the ring shrinks back into a puddle with a constant acceleration. A potential flow approach accurately describes the dynamics of closure with an equation reminiscent of the Rayleigh-Plesset equation for the collapse of transient cavities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R31-R310
JournalJournal of Fluid Mechanics
Volume717
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2013

Keywords

  • drops and bubbles
  • interfacial flows (free surface)
  • pinch-off

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