The free-surface impact of solid objects has been investigated for well over a century. This
canonical problem is influenced by many physical parameters, including projectile …

The impact of an object on a granular solid is an ubiquitous phenomenon in nature, the
scale of which ranges from the impact of a raindrop onto sand all the way to that of a large …

For centuries, bubbles have fascinated artists, engineers, and scientists alike. In spite of
century-long research on them, new and often surprising bubble phenomena, features, and …

The evolution of the water-entry cavity affects the impact load and the motion of the body.
This paper adopts the Eulerian finite element method for multiphase flow for simulations of …

We present the results of a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the
vertical impact of low-density spheres on a water surface. Particular attention is given to …

At impact of a liquid drop on a solid surface, an air bubble can be entrapped. Here, we show
that two competing effects minimize the (relative) size of this entrained air bubble: for large …

Transient cavity dynamics in the oblique water entry of a cylinder at a constant velocity is
investigated. The drag force exerted on the cylinder is measured by a force sensor, and the …

This paper describes the production of thin, focused microjets with velocities of up to 850 m/s
by the rapid vaporization of a small mass of liquid in an open liquid-filled capillary. The …

Raindrops impacting water surfaces such as lakes or oceans produce myriads of tiny
droplets which are ejected into the atmosphere at very high speeds. Here we combine …

The acoustic nucleation threshold for bubbles trapped in cavities has theoretically been
predicted within the crevice theory by Atchley and Prosperetti [“The crevice model of bubble …