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
       

Cavities formed during the impact of a sphere at V0 = 1.2 m/s with Ts = 500 °C, Tw = 95 °C at time t = 24.6, 42.6, and 68.4 ms from impact.