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Dynamics of cavitation bubbles near a gas-entrapping rigid surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2025

Yurong Sun Open the ORCID record for Yurong Sun [Opens in a new window] ,
Zhifeng Yao Open the ORCID record for Zhifeng Yao [Opens in a new window] ,
Chaoyue Wang ,
Qiang Zhong Open the ORCID record for Qiang Zhong [Opens in a new window] ,
Ruofu Xiao ,
Claus-Dieter Ohl Open the ORCID record for Claus-Dieter Ohl [Opens in a new window]  and
Fujun Wang
Yurong Sun
Affiliation:
College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute for Physics, Department Soft Matter, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg 39106, Germany
Zhifeng Yao*
Affiliation:
College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Water Resources, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, PR China Beijing Engineering Research Center of Safety and Energy Saving Technology for Water Supply Network System, Beijing 100083, PR China
Chaoyue Wang
Affiliation:
College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Water Resources, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, PR China Beijing Engineering Research Center of Safety and Energy Saving Technology for Water Supply Network System, Beijing 100083, PR China
Qiang Zhong
Affiliation:
College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Water Resources, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, PR China Beijing Engineering Research Center of Safety and Energy Saving Technology for Water Supply Network System, Beijing 100083, PR China
Ruofu Xiao
Affiliation:
College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Water Resources, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, PR China Beijing Engineering Research Center of Safety and Energy Saving Technology for Water Supply Network System, Beijing 100083, PR China
Claus-Dieter Ohl
Affiliation:
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute for Physics, Department Soft Matter, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg 39106, Germany
Fujun Wang
Affiliation:
College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Water Resources, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, PR China Beijing Engineering Research Center of Safety and Energy Saving Technology for Water Supply Network System, Beijing 100083, PR China
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Corresponding author: Zhifeng Yao, yzf@cau.edu.cn
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Abstract

We investigate the dynamics of a cavitation bubble near rigid surfaces decorated with a single gas-entrapping hole to understand the competition between the attraction of the rigid and the repulsion of the free boundary. The dynamics of laser-induced bubbles near this gas-entrapping hole is studied as a function of the stand-off distance and diameter of the hole. Two kinds of toroidal collapses are observed that are the result of the collision of a wide microjet with the bubble wall. The bubble centroid displacement and the strength of the microjet are compared with the anisotropy parameter $\zeta$, which is derived from a Kelvin impulse analysis. We find that the non-dimensional displacement $\delta$ scales with $\zeta$.

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Drops and Bubbles: Cavitation Drops and Bubbles: Bubble dynamics

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 1013 , 25 June 2025 , A9
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