The Effect of Surface Tension on the Shape of the Kirchhoff Jet.

Abstract

The effect of surface tension on the shape of a two-dimensional jet emerging from an orifice is considered. It is shown that the slope of the surface profile of the jet is not continuous at the separation points. Both velocity and curvature are infinite at these points. The problem is solved numerically by series truncation. Jet profiles are presented for various values of the surface tension. In addition, perturbation solutions for both small and large values of the surface tension are derived. (Author)

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130497

Entities

People

  • Jean-marc Vanden-broeck

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Curvature
  • Discontinuities
  • Geometric Forms
  • Lines (Geometry)
  • Mathematics
  • North Carolina
  • Perturbations
  • Shape
  • Surface Tension
  • Truncation
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Wisconsin

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Structural Dynamics.