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Collision of a Solid with an Incompressible Fluid

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We give a predictive theory of the collisions of a viscous incompressible fluid with solids. The theory is based on interior percussions which account for the very large stresses and contact forces resulting from the kinematic incompatibilities responsible for the collision. New equation of motion and constitutive laws result from the theory. Examples dealing with a fluid colliding with its container and with a diver impacting the water of a swimming pool are studied.

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  1. Laboratoire Lagrange, Laboratoire central des ponts et chaussées, 58 boulevard Lefebvre, 75732, Paris, France

    Michel Frémond

  2. Departamento de Ingeniería Matemática, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 170/3 – Correo 3, Santiago, Chile

    Raúl Gormaz  & Jorge Alonso San Martín

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Frémond , M., Gormaz , R. & San Martín , J. Collision of a Solid with an Incompressible Fluid. Theoret Comput Fluid Dynamics 16, 405–420 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00162-003-0088-y

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