Plateau–Rayleigh instability
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Rayleigh_instability
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
cylindrical liquid columns
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| gptkbp:category |
hydrodynamic instability
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| gptkbp:causedBy |
surface tension
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| gptkbp:criticalWavelength |
greater than circumference of the jet
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| gptkbp:describedYear |
1878
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| gptkbp:describes |
breakup of a liquid jet into droplets
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| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
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| gptkbp:explains |
why streams of water break into droplets
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| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
gptkb:Joseph_Plateau
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| gptkbp:form |
linear stability analysis
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| gptkbp:governedBy |
gptkb:Navier–Stokes_equations
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Plateau–Rayleigh instability
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
gptkb:Joseph_Plateau |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
microfluidics
inkjet printing fiber spinning spray formation |
| gptkbp:result |
formation of droplets
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| gptkbp:studiedIn |
fluid dynamics
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rayleigh_instability
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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