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The bounce-splash of a viscoelastic drop

Fluid Dynamics 2008-10-13 v1

Abstract

This is an entry for the Gallery of Fluid Motion of the 61st Annual Meeting of the APS-DFD (fluid dynamics videos). This video shows the collision and rebound of viscoelastic drops against a solid wall. Using a high speed camera, the process of approach, contact and rebound of drops of a viscoelastic liquid is observed. We found that these drops first splash, similar to what is observed in Newtonian colliding drops; after a few instants, the liquid recoils, recovering its original drop shape and bounce off the wall.

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@article{arxiv.0810.1800,
  title  = {The bounce-splash of a viscoelastic drop},
  author = {Federico Hernandez-Sanchez and Rene Ledesma and Roberto Zenit},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.1800},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

Small manuscript that goes along with a video submission for the Gallery of Fluid Motion of the 61 anual meeting of the APS-DFD, November 2008

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