Cavity formation during water entry of heated spheres<xref rid="cpb_27_9_094703fn1" ref-type="fn">*</xref><fn id="cpb_27_9_094703fn1"><label>*</label><p>Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11672094).</p></fn>

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

Pinch-off time versus initial sphere temperature for T_w = 30 °C (□), 60 °C (☆), and 95 °C (+). The dashed line indicates the mean value from the data sets.