THE IMPACT OF A LIQUID DROP WITH A SOLID SURFACE and The Effects of the Properties of the Liquid on the Erosion of Solids

  • MICHAEL COLIN ROCHESTER

Student thesis: PhD

Abstract

Why are sea-walls damaged by breaking waves? What is the load on the bottom of a ship when it slams down onto the surface of the sea? How are the leading edges of steam turbine blades damaged by water droplets? Is it safe to fly an aircraft through a rainstorm? These questions have one thing in common - they concern impact between a liquid and a solid. In the last fifty years or so they have inspired a large number of investigations.
Date of Award1977
Original languageEnglish
Awarding Institution
  • University of Plymouth

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