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Title: The hydraulic jump ( shocks'' and viscous flow in the kitchen sink)

Abstract

The radial location and flow discontinuity of the hydraulic jump in a sink are discussed. The importance of viscosity in determining the location of the jump is emphasized. A model, which highlights the importance of viscous flow near the sink surface, allows us to predict the jump radius and the flow depth on the upstream and downstream sides of the jump as functions of viscosity, gravity, and flow velocity. In our approximate treatment, the jump location is independent of gravity and inversely proportional to the cube root of the viscosity.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, P. O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6278464
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
American Journal of Physics; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 61:9; Journal ID: ISSN 0002-9505
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; WATER WAVES; SHOCK WAVES; BOUNDARY LAYERS; GRAVITY WAVES; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW; WALL EFFECTS; FLUID FLOW; LAYERS; 661300* - Other Aspects of Physical Science- (1992-)

Citation Formats

Godwin, R P. The hydraulic jump ( shocks'' and viscous flow in the kitchen sink). United States: N. p., 1993. Web. doi:10.1119/1.17413.
Godwin, R P. The hydraulic jump ( shocks'' and viscous flow in the kitchen sink). United States. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17413
Godwin, R P. 1993. "The hydraulic jump ( shocks'' and viscous flow in the kitchen sink)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17413.
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title = {The hydraulic jump ( shocks'' and viscous flow in the kitchen sink)},
author = {Godwin, R P},
abstractNote = {The radial location and flow discontinuity of the hydraulic jump in a sink are discussed. The importance of viscosity in determining the location of the jump is emphasized. A model, which highlights the importance of viscous flow near the sink surface, allows us to predict the jump radius and the flow depth on the upstream and downstream sides of the jump as functions of viscosity, gravity, and flow velocity. In our approximate treatment, the jump location is independent of gravity and inversely proportional to the cube root of the viscosity.},
doi = {10.1119/1.17413},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6278464}, journal = {American Journal of Physics; (United States)},
issn = {0002-9505},
number = ,
volume = 61:9,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
}