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High-speed jetting and spray formation from bubble collapse
, S.R.G. Avila, Y.C. Loke, S.J. O'Shea, E. Klaseboer, B.C. Khoo, C.-D. Ohl
Published in
2012
Volume: 85
   
Issue: 1
Abstract
A method to create impacting jets at the micrometer length scale by means of a collapsing cavitation bubble is presented. A focused shock wave from a lithotripter leads to the nucleation of a cavitation bubble below a hole of 25 μm diameter etched in a silicon plate. The plate is placed at an air-water interface. The expansion and collapse of the bubble leads to two separate jets-an initial slow jet of velocity ∼10 m/s and a later faster jet of velocity ∼50 m/s. The jets subsequently impact coaxially, resulting in a circular sheet of liquid in the plane perpendicular to their axis. The sheet is characterized by a ring of droplets at its rim and breaks up into a spray as the shock pressure is increased. The results demonstrate an approach to create a high-speed jet and fine spray on demand at the micrometer scale. © 2012 American Physical Society.
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JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
ISSN15393755