Nonlinear travelling waves on a spiralling liquid jet

E. I. Pǎrǎu, S. P. Decent*, A. C. King, M. J. H. Simmons, D. C. Wong

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Abstract

We describe the nonlinear evolution of a travelling wave disturbance on a spiralling slender inviscid jet which emerges from a rotating orifice neglecting gravity. One-dimensional equations are derived using asymptotic methods and solved numerically. Some results are presented for this nonlinear theory which is rather different from previous linear theories, showing the influence of surface tension and rotation on the breakup of the jets into droplets. Comparison with the experimental results shows good qualitative agreement.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)599-618
Number of pages20
JournalWave Motion
Volume43
Issue number7
Early online date19 Jun 2006
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Rotation
  • Jet
  • Unsteady
  • Surface tension
  • Inviscid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Modelling and Simulation
  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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