Cavity formation during water entry of heated spheres*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11672094).

Li Jia-Chuan, Wei Ying-Jie, Wang Cong, Xia Wei-Xue
       

Evolutionary process of a dual cavity by the impact of a sphere for Tw = 30 °C, Ts = 280 °C, V = 5.6 m/s, at time t = 3.2, 7, 11.6, and 23.4 ms from impact.