Rayleigh-Taylor instability under a flat beam

A theoretical and experimental study on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability of a thin liquid film is presented. The experiments were performed by coating the underside of a flat beam with uniform liquid film. The size of the beam is such that a linear arrangement of drops is formed allowing the measurem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Lenschen, Matias, Calvo, A., Cachile, Mario Andres
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/53530
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/53530
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Inestabilidades
Rayleigh-Taylor
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
Descripción
Sumario:A theoretical and experimental study on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability of a thin liquid film is presented. The experiments were performed by coating the underside of a flat beam with uniform liquid film. The size of the beam is such that a linear arrangement of drops is formed allowing the measurement of the drops growth. The experimental growth of the drops has been compared to the results obtained from a stability analysis performed on the equation that controls the thickness evolution and an excellent agreement is found. In addition, both time and length scales of the phenomenon are established.