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Effect of surface tension and viscosity on the collapse of a cavitation bubble

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The effect of surface tension and viscosity forces on the rate of collapse of a cavitation vapor bubble has been quantitatively estimated. The results of corresponding computations of the cavity collapse rate obtained by exact and approximate methods are compared.

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  1. Yu. L. Levkovskii
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  2. V. P. Il'in
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Levkovskii, Y.L., Il'in, V.P. Effect of surface tension and viscosity on the collapse of a cavitation bubble. Journal of Engineering Physics 14, 478–480 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00828072

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