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On large-amplitude pulsating fountains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 1998

CHRISTOPHE CLANET
CHRISTOPHE CLANET
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0411, USA Present address: Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre, Université de Provence, centre de St. Jérôme, service 252, Marseille Cedex 20, France.
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Abstract

We study the behaviour of an upward vertical water jet of density, ρ, and surface tension, σ, injected through a tube of diameter, D, with a momentum-averaged velocity, V. These fountains are shown to exhibit large-amplitude oscillations in the range 0.1[les ]D/a[les ]1.6, and 20[les ]V2/(gD)[les ]400, where g is the acceleration due to gravity and a is the capillary length, a≡(2σ/(ρg))1/2. The characteristic frequency of the oscillations, f, and their limits of existence are studied experimentally. A model is developed, leading to the expression for the frequency:

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This expression is shown to be in good agreement with existing data and with new measurements, conducted over a wide range of Bond (Bo≡D/a) and Froude (Fr≡V2/gD) numbers. The stability of the model is considered and the limits of the oscillatory regime are related to the hydrodynamic properties of the flow.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 366 , 10 July 1998 , pp. 333 - 350
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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