Usable work of macro-scale cavities in liquids


Autoria(s): Schulz, Harry Edmar; Lombardi, Geraldo; Nascimento, Francisco Júlio do; Trebi, Hélio José Donizeti; Santos, Jorge Nicolau dos; Simões, André Luiz Andrade
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

04/11/2013

04/11/2013

2012

Resumo

It is shown that the generation of cavities in a liquid can produce usable work, which is illustrated by the stretching of a string. This work is done during the expansion of the cavity, and not with its collapse. Basic equations are presented for the movement of a device moved by the so called cavity events. A theoretical solution is also proposed, which uses polynomial functions relating the so called "excess of pressure" in the cavity and time. Evaluations of the force generated during the expansion of the cavity showed a mean peak value of about 58 N for the moving container, while measurements with the container fixed to a support showed a peak value of 476 N, considered somewhat overestimated, because high frequency oscillations seem to superpose the mean behavior. Simultaneous phenomena occurring during the cavity events are also described. Series of pictures of the experiments are presented.

Identificador

J. Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. & Eng.,v.34,n.4,p.477-485,2012

1678-5878

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/40134

10.1590/S1678-58782012000400008

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-58782012000400008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1678-58782012000400008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&pid=S1678-58782012000400008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Associação Brasileira de Engenharia e Ciências Mecânicas - ABCM

Relação

Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #macro-scale cavities #bubble dynamics #ebullition #cavities' work
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article

original article