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Fluid motion for reducing the bounce of partially filled containers

Fluid Dynamics 2023-06-28 v1

Abstract

Certain spatial distributions of water inside partially filled containers can significantly reduce the bounce of the container. In experiments with containers filled to a volume fraction ϕ\phi, we show that rotation offers control and high efficiency in setting such distributions and, consequently, in altering bounce markedly. High-speed imaging evidences the physics of the phenomenon and reveals a rich sequence of fluid-dynamics processes, which we translate into a model that captures our overall experimental findings.

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@article{arxiv.2212.03971,
  title  = {Fluid motion for reducing the bounce of partially filled containers},
  author = {Klebbert Andrade and Javiera Catalán and Juan F. Marín and Vicente Salinas and Gustavo Castillo and Leonardo Gordillo and Pablo Gutiérrez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.03971},
  year   = {2023}
}

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Submitted to Physical Review Letters