Cavitation upon low-speed solid–liquid impact
oleh: Nathan B. Speirs, Kenneth R. Langley, Zhao Pan, Tadd T. Truscott, Sigurdur T. Thoroddsen
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01 |
Deskripsi
A solid hitting a liquid surface normally creates a region of high pressure at the solid-liquid contact area. Now, it is shown that for a flat-bottomed cylinder hitting a liquid at low-enough impact speed, the local pressure is sufficiently low to cause the liquid to cavitate.