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An experimental investigation of the initial force of impact on a sphere striking a liquid surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

M. Moghisi  and
P. T. Squire
M. Moghisi
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY
P. T. Squire
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY
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Abstract

Detailed experimental results are presented for the initial impact force on a sphere striking a horizontal liquid surface vertically at speeds in the range 1-3 m s−1. Results are discussed in terms of an impact drag coefficient. Liquids having viscosities in the range 10−3−102 Pa s have been studied. For low viscosities the results have been compared with the theoretical calculations of Shiffman & Spencer. Good agreement has been found in most respects; in particular the impact force varies as the square root of the depth for depths less than a tenth of the radius. The impact drag coefficient has also been studied through the transition from inertia to viscosity-dominated conditions. The variation of the impact drag coefficient is presented as a function of Reynolds number, and its variation in the range 5 × 10−2 < Re < 5 × 103 is shown to resemble that of a fully immersed sphere moving steadily in a homogeneous fluid.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 108 , July 1981 , pp. 133 - 146
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© 1981 Cambridge University Press

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