Vortex rings of one fluid in another in free fall
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چکیده
Experiments in which vortex rings of one immiscible liquid are created in another from drops falling from rest under gravity are presented and interpreted. These rings are associated with circulations generated by viscosity and, unlike classical vortex rings which occur in miscible liquids at high Reynolds numbers, they can exist even at very low Reynolds numbers. Since the rings do not diffuse, they are well-defined. Nonetheless, there are many similarities in the dynamics of formation and flow of miscible and immiscible rings. Parameters are identified which appear to correlate the authors’ observations and photographs of some of the more interesting events are shown.
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