Flow-Influenced Stabilization of Liquid Columns

Abstract

An apparatus designed to subject a liquid column or bridge to an axial flow is described. The bridge liquid is density matched to the water in the external flow in order to simulate low gravity (∼10-3 Earth g). The influence of flow on shape is the focus of interest. Results for low flow rates show that flow modifies static shapes in a way that can be accounted for by static theory even for moderate deviations from cylindrical shape. © 1995 by Academic Press, Inc.