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Two-dimensional numerical analyses were conducted and analyzed to simulate water splash produced by free falling object models starting from the resting position.

 

The surface tension force, the Froude number, and the Weber number were found in these calculations to play major roles in determining various types of splash shapes. Model size was found to influence splash phenomena, even if the Froude number remained the same. The dependencies on these two nondimensional numbers and the fundamental law of similarity on water splash with and without the surface tension effect were thoroughly investigated in this research. Several two-dimensional numerical simulations are presented in this article to describe the hydrodynamic behaviors of water splash with and without the surface tension effect.

 

Abstracted from: Department of Ocean and Space Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogawa-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan

 

SPLASH simulation on YouTube

P/S: Gosh! How I miss physics...

 

Gears: Nikon D50 and Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM APO lens

Location: Merang Beach, Merang, Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Processing: Tone mods, cropped for 16:9 aspect ratio

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