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Surface-tension effects in the contact of liquid surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

Hasan N. Oguz  and
Andrea Prosperetti
Hasan N. Oguz
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Andrea Prosperetti
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Abstract

The process by which two surfaces of the same liquid establish contact, as when two drops collide or raindrops fall on water, is studied. The mathematical formulation is based on the assumption of an incompressible, inviscid fluid with surface tension. A model problem with a simplified geometry is solved numerically by means of a boundary-integral method. The results imply that a number of toroidal bubbles form and remain entrapped between the contacting surfaces. Experimental evidence for this process, which is important for boiling nucleation and the formation of condensation nuclei for rain drops, is found in the literature.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 203 , June 1989 , pp. 149 - 171
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© 1989 Cambridge University Press

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