Poster: Drop Medusa

Debashis Panda , Lyes Kahouadji (1) , Laurette Tuckerman (2) , Seungwon Shin (3) , Jalel Chergui (4, 5) , Damir Juric (6, 4) , Omar Matar (1)

1 Imperial College London
2 PMMH - Physique et mécanique des milieux hétérogenes (UMR 7636)
3 Hongik University
4 LISN - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique
5 ASARD - Accompagnement et Soutien aux Activités de Recherche & Développement - LISN
6 COMET - COuplages Multiphysiques Et Transferts - LISN

We showcase the numerical simulations of a vibration-induced drop atomisation in zero gravity. Vibrations at high amplitude and frequency lead to nonlinear wave interactions. The chaotic superposition of these waves leads to craters' formation of negative curvature that creates localized jets. These complex jets and craters resemble the hair of the Greek goddess, Medusa, hence called, the Drop Medusa. We invite the viewer to observe drop bursting at different angles to observe the analogies to numerous classical fluid-dynamical configurations: Rayleigh capillary pinch-off, Worthington jet formation and breakup.

Domains: Nonlinear Sciences [physics]

Debashis Panda, Lyes Kahouadji, Laurette Tuckerman, Seungwon Shin, Jalel Chergui, et al.. Poster: Drop Medusa: A quest to explore vibration-induced bursting. 76th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Nov 2023, Washington, United States. American Physical Society, ⟨10.1103/APS.DFD.2023.GFM.P0030⟩. ⟨hal-04401557⟩