Unsteady forces on spheres during free-surface water entry

We present a study of the forces during free-surface water entry of spheres of varying masses, diameters, and surface treatments. Previous studies have shown that the formation of a subsurface air cavity by a falling sphere is conditional upon impact speed and surface treatment. This study focuses o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Truscott, Tadd T., Epps, Brenden P., Techet, Alexandra H.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Cambridge University Press 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80816
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3223-7400