Nonlinear travelling waves on a spiralling liquid jet

E Parau, Stephen Decent, A King, Mark Simmons, D 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. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)599-618
Number of pages20
JournalWave Motion
Volume43
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2006

Keywords

  • unsteady
  • rotation
  • inviscid
  • surface tension
  • jet

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