Energy dissipation of water drops striking an undisturbed water surface

Edmund G. Kilgore; John A. Day

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v15i4.8858

Energy dissipation of water drops striking an undisturbed water surface

Tellus

Volume 15 (1963): Issue 4

By: Edmund G. Kilgore and John A. Day

Open Access

|Jan 1963

Abstract

The impact of water drops on an undisturbed water surface is studied by cine shadow photography. Quantitative analysis of the film data shows a quasi-exponential rate of energy dissipation away from the impact region.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v15i4.8858 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 367 - 369

Published on: Jan 1, 1963

Published by: Stockholm University Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1963 Edmund G. Kilgore, John A. Day, published by Stockholm University Press
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Volume 15 (1963): Issue 4