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Plunging cavities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2011

C. CLANET
C. CLANET*
Affiliation:
LadHyX, UMR7646 du CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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Abstract

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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.

JFM classification

Drops and Bubbles: Bubble dynamics Wakes/Jets: Jets Waves/Free-surface Flows: Wave breaking
Type
Focus on Fluids
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 680 , 10 August 2011 , pp. 1 - 4
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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