Plunging cavities

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Abstract

When a wave breaks, the tip forms a liquid sheet which impinges the base and creates an air cavity which breaks into bubbles. Gomez-Ledesma, Kiger & Duncan (J. Fluid Mech., this issue, vol. 680, 2011, pp. 5-30) have conducted a nice experiment on this problem, enabling them to discuss both the inclination of the jet and the effect of its translation. This work has interesting links with other transient cavities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Fluid Mechanics
Volume680
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Aug 2011

Keywords

  • bubble dynamics
  • free-surface flows
  • jets
  • wave breaking

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