When droplets collide, there are three basic outcomes: they bounce off one another; they coalesce into one big drop; or they coalesce and then separate. Which outcome we observe depends Keep reading
Tag: droplet collisions
Drops Through Drops
The splashes from droplets impacting jets create truly mesmerizing liquid sculptures. Corrie White is one of the masters of this type of high-speed macro photography. Her work captures the instantaneous Keep reading
Atomizing Jets
The breakup of impinging jets into droplets (also called atomization) and the subsequent dynamics of those droplets are important in applications like jet and rocket engines where the mixing of Keep reading
High-Speed Droplet Collisions
This high-speed video shows the apparatus often used by photographers for fluid sculptures created from droplet collisions. As amazing as these formations are in still images, seeing their evolution at Keep reading
Fluid Sculpture
Droplet collisions captured instantaneously create beautiful fluid sculptures that, though common, are too fast for the human eye. Here a bubble was blown onto the surface of the fluid, then Keep reading
Stereo Liquid Sculpture
This stereo 3D photo shows the Worthington jet ejected when a droplet impacts a pool. The flat crowning drop is formed from an ejected droplet colliding with a falling droplet.
Crown Breakup
When a droplet falls into a pool of similar fluid, one often observes a crown-like impact effect. This student video shows high-speed footage of different fluids crowning and explores the Keep reading
Rain Drops in Puddles
As those of us in Texas get drenched by Tropical Storm Hermine, it’s worth taking a moment to enjoy the beauty of each rain drop hitting a puddle.
Bouncing into a Pool
Here is another take on what happens when a drop of water falls into a larger pool.
Liquid Umbrella
Droplet collisions, usually with water or milk, are popular with photographers for their artistic value. As stunning as these still images are, high-speed video makes the effect even better. Photo Keep reading