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Observation of the Formation of Multiple Shock Waves at the Collapse of Cavitation Bubbles for Improvement of Energy Convergence

The collapse of a cavitation bubble is always associated with the radiation of intense shock waves, which are highly relevant in a variety of applications. To radiate a strong shock wave, it is necessary to converge energy at the collapse, and understandin ...

MDPI2022

Shock waves from nonspherical cavitation bubbles

Mohamed Farhat, Outi Supponen, Nicolas Dorsaz, Danail Obreschkow, Philipp Kobel, Marc Tinguely

We present detailed observations of the shock waves emitted at the collapse of single cavitation bubbles using simultaneous time-resolved shadowgraphy and hydrophone pressure measurements. The geometry of the bubbles is systematically varied from spherical ...

Amer Physical Soc2017

Scaling laws for jets of single cavitation bubbles

Mohamed Farhat, Nicolas Dorsaz, Danail Obreschkow, Philipp Kobel, Outi Supponen, Marc Tinguely

Fast liquid jets, called micro-jets, are produced within cavitation bubbles experiencing an aspherical collapse. Here we review micro-jets of different origins, scales and appearances, and propose a unified framework to describe their dynamics by using an ...

Cambridge University Press2016

The effect of pressure gradient on the collapse of cavitation bubbles in normal and reduced gravity

Marc Tinguely

When water flows through hydraulic turbomachines, the local pressure can become low enough to vaporize the water and create vapor cavities. This phenomenon is called cavitation. When the cavities collapse, shock waves and liquid jets traveling through the ...

EPFL2013

Evidence for hydrogen generation in laser- or spark-induced cavitation bubbles

Mohamed Farhat, Marc Tinguely

The growing use of focused lasers or electric sparks to generate cavitation bubbles raises concerns about the possible alteration of gas content during the initiation process and its effect on bubble dynamics. We provide experimental evidence that hydrogen ...

American Institute of Physics2013

The quest for the most spherical bubble: experimental setup and data overview

Mohamed Farhat, Nicolas Dorsaz, Danail Obreschkow, Philipp Kobel, Marc Tinguely, Aurèle De Bosset

We describe a recently realized experiment producing the most spherical cavitation bubbles today. The bubbles grow inside a liquid from a point plasma generated by a nanosecond laser pulse. Unlike in previous studies, the laser is focussed by a parabolic m ...

Springer Verlag2013

Energy partition at the collapse of spherical cavitation bubbles

Mohamed Farhat, Nicolas Dorsaz, Danail Obreschkow, Philipp Kobel, Marc Tinguely, Aurèle De Bosset

Spherically collapsing cavitation bubbles produce a shock wave followed by a rebound bubble. Here we present a systematic investigation of the energy partition between the rebound and the shock. Highly spherical cavitation bubbles are produced in micrograv ...

American Physical Society2012

Cavitation in impacted drops and jets and the effect on erosion damage thresholds

Mohamed Farhat, Danail Obreschkow, Marc Tinguely

It is well known that metals and alloys erode at lower impact threshold velocities than expected. This was studied by Thomas and Brunton (1970) who reported “discrepancy factors” in the range 4–10. These authors suggested that liquid impact was a more sear ...

Elsevier Science Sa2012

Confined shocks inside isolated liquid volumes: A new path of erosion?

Mohamed Farhat, Nicolas Dorsaz, Danail Obreschkow, Philipp Kobel, Marc Tinguely, Aurèle De Bosset

The unique confinement of shock waves inside isolated liquid volumes amplifies the density of shock–liquid interactions. We investigate this universal principle through an interdisciplinary study of shock-induced cavitation inside liquid volumes, isolated ...

American Institute of Physics2011

Bubbles in drops: from cavitation to exploding stars

Mohamed Farhat, Nicolas Dorsaz, Danail Obreschkow, Philipp Kobel, Marc Tinguely, Aurèle De Bosset

APS2011