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arxiv: physics/0201037 · v1 · submitted 2002-01-16 · ⚛️ physics.flu-dyn

Scaling dependence on the fluid viscosity ratio in the selective withdrawal transition

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keywords fluidscalinghumpinterfacetransitionwithdrawalbehaviorrates
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In the selective withdrawal experiment fluid is withdrawn through a tube with its tip suspended a distance S above a two-fluid interface. At sufficiently low withdrawal rates, Q, the interface forms a steady state hump and only the upper fluid is withdrawn. When Q is increased (or S decreased), the interface undergoes a transition so that the lower fluid is entrained with the upper one, forming a thin steady-state spout. Near this transition the hump curvature becomes very large and displays power-law scaling behavior. This scaling allows for steady-state hump profiles at different flow rates and tube heights to be scaled onto a single similarity profile. I show that the scaling behavior is independent of the viscosity ratio.

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