The Optimal Faucet
流体动力学
2007-05-23 v2 软凝聚态物质
摘要
The production of small fluid droplets relies on an instability of solutions to the Young-Laplace equation. We ask whether smaller droplets can be produced by changing the shape of the nozzle. At a given critical pressure, the circular nozzle actually produces the largest droplet. The droplet volume can be decreased by up to 18% using a triangular nozzle with stretched corners.
引用
@article{arxiv.physics/0311046,
title = {The Optimal Faucet},
author = {Henry Chen and Michael P. Brenner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0311046},
year = {2007}
}
备注
4 pages, 2 figures, figures and presentation modified for clarity, reference added