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
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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
Colliding Jets
Two jets of sugar syrup collide and interact to form very different patterns. On the left, the two jets have a low flow rate and create a chain-like wake. The 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
Impinging Without Coalescing
Three impinging jets of silicone oil rebound without coalescence due to thin-film lubrication between the jets. The motion of the oil replenishes the thin layer of air separating the streams. The Keep reading
Fishbone Jet Collision
The collision of two jets of radius 420 μm results in a fishbone-like structure. The fluid contains a dilute polymer mixture whose viscoelastic effects resist the tendency of the droplets Keep reading
Colliding Jets
Two fluid jets with diameter 0.85 mm collide, creating a fantastical and unstable fluid structure. Fluid mechanics and art overlap. #