In this video, Steve Mould tackles a question many of us have likely wondered: just why does falling water make this chain-like shape? When pouring from a slit-like orifice, water Keep reading
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The Fishbone
The simple collision of two liquid jets can form striking and beautiful patterns. Here the two jets strike one another diagonally near the top of the animation. One is slanted Keep reading
Breaking Up
Liquid sheets break down in a process known as atomization. Above are top and side views of a liquid sheet created by two identical liquid jets impacting head-on. The jets Keep reading
When Jets Collide
Two liquids that collide don’t always coalesce. The image above shows two jets of silicone oil colliding. On the left, the jets collide and bounce off one another. On the Keep reading
Inside a Rocket
Rockets often utilize liquid propellants for their combustion. To maximize the efficiency during burning, the liquid fuel and oxidizer must mix quickly and break up into an easily vaporized spray. Keep reading
Colliding in Microgravity
On Earth, it’s easy for the effects of surface tension and capillary action to get masked by gravity’s effects. This makes microgravity experiments, like those performed with drop towers or Keep reading
When Jets Collide
When two jets of a viscous liquid collide, they can form a chain-like stream or even a fishbone pattern, depending on the flow rate. This video demonstrates the menagerie of Keep reading
Fishbones
When two liquid jets collide, they can form an array of shapes ranging from a chain-like stream or a liquid sheet to a fishbone-type structure of periodic droplets. This series Keep reading
Jet Collisions
When two jets of liquid collide, they form a sheet of fluid. As the speeds of the jets change, the sheet can become unstable, forming a set of liquid ligaments Keep reading
Colliding Jets
Two jets colliding can form a chain-like fluid structure. With increasing flow rate, the rim of the chains becomes wavy and unstable, forming a fishbone structure where droplets extend outward Keep reading