Fluid pinch-off in superfluid and normal {sup 4}He
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-4575 (United States)
We present frames from high-speed videos of the pinch-off of liquid {sup 4}He droplets. The temperature of the fluid droplets ranged from 1.33 K to 4.8 K, and the size of the drops was proportional to the temperature-dependent capillary length. We observed no qualitative difference between pinch-off in the normal and superfluid states. In both cases, the shape of the fluid in the final stages of pinch-off resembles a cone piercing a sphere, which is typical of other low-viscosity fluids. The evolution of the minimum neck radius r{sub min} can be characterized by power laws r{sub min}{proportional_to}{tau}{sup n}, where {tau} is the time remaining until pinch-off occurs. In the regime near pinch-off, the data from image analysis are consistent with n=2/3. The data at the beginning of the pinch process when the neck is of the order of the capillary length are also described by n=2/3, but with a different proportionality factor. There is an intermediate crossover regime characterized by n=2/5.
- OSTI ID:
- 21072404
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, Vol. 75, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.75.036311; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-651X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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