Cavitation inception on micro-particles: a self propelled particle accelerator

M. Arora, C.D. Ohl, Knud Aage Morch

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Abstract

Corrugated, hydrophilic particles with diameters between 30 �m and 150 �m are found to cause cavitation inception at their surfaces when they are exposed to a short, intensive tensile stress wave. The growth of cavity and its interaction with the original nucleating particle is recorded by means of digital imaging. The growing cavity accelerates the particle into translatory motion until the tensile stress decreases, and subsequently the particle separates from the cavity. The cavity growth and particle detachment are modeled by considering the momentum of the particle and the displaced liquid. The analysis suggests that all particles which cause cavitation are accelerated into translatory motion, and separate from the cavities they themselves nucleate.
Original languageUndefined
Title of host publicationMechanics of the 21st century : proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
EditorsWitold Gutkowski, Tomasz A. Kowalewski
Place of PublicationBerlin, Germany
PublisherSpringer
Pages-
ISBN (Print)9781402035593
Publication statusPublished - 17 Aug 2004
EventXXI International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, ICTAM 2004 - Warsaw, Poland
Duration: 15 Aug 200421 Aug 2004
Conference number: 21

Publication series

Name
PublisherSpringer

Conference

ConferenceXXI International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, ICTAM 2004
Abbreviated titleICTAM
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityWarsaw
Period15/08/0421/08/04

Keywords

  • IR-101661
  • METIS-318201

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