Nonlinear oscillations of inviscid drops and bubbles

Authors

Tsamopoulos J.A., Brown R.A.

Abstract

Moderate-amplitude axisymmetric oscillations of incompressible inviscid drops and bubbles are studied using a Poincaré-Lindstedt expansion technique. The corrections to the drop shape and velocity potential caused by mode coupling at second order in amplitude are predicted for two-, three-and four-lobed motions. The frequency of oscillation is found to decrease with the square of the amplitude; this result compares well with experiments and numerical calculations for drops undergoing two-lobed oscillations. © 1983, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

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DOI: 10.1017/S0022112083002864