Wave on the surface of a fluid, dominated by surface tension
"Rippled waves" redirects here. Not to be confused with Rippled wave.For ripples in electricity, see Ripple (electrical). For other uses, see Ripple (disambiguation).
Capillary waves (ripples) in waterRipples on Lifjord in Øksnes, NorwayCapillary waves produced by droplet impacts on the interface between water and air.
A capillary wave is a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid, whose dynamics and phase velocity are dominated by the effects of surface tension.
Capillary waves are common in nature, and are often referred to as ripples. The wavelength of capillary waves on water is typically less than a few centimeters, with a phase speed in excess of 0.2–0.3 meter/second.
A longer wavelength on a fluid interface will result in gravity–capillary waves which are influenced by both the effects of surface tension and gravity, as well as by fluid inertia. Ordinary gravity waves have a still longer wavelength.
When generated by light wind in open water, a nautical name for them is cat's paw waves. Light breezes which stir up such small ripples are also sometimes referred to as cat's paws. On the open ocean, much larger ocean surface waves (seas and swells) may result from coalescence of smaller wind-caused ripple-waves.
A capillarywave is a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid, whose dynamics and phase velocity are dominated by the effects of surface tension...
Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in...
Shorter waves are also affected by surface tension and are called gravity–capillarywaves and (if hardly influenced by gravity) capillarywaves. Alternatively...
Thermal motion is able to produce capillarywaves at the molecular scale. At this scale, gravity and hydrodynamics can be neglected, and only the surface...
gravity-capillarywaves can (in deep water) be approximated by c gravity-capillary = g λ 2 π + 2 π S ρ λ {\displaystyle c_{\text{gravity-capillary}}={\sqrt...
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water disturbs the surface, it creates a capillarywave. If the return jets are positioned correctly, this wave creates a circular motion within the surface...
breaking wave plays a part in crest deformation and destabilization. The same theory expands on this, stating that the valleys of the capillarywaves create...
pattern of waves with a quiescent center appears in the water, also known as a capillarywave. The expanding ring of waves is the wave group or wave packet...
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water disturbs the surface, it creates a capillarywave. If the return jets are positioned correctly, this wave creates a circular motion within the surface...
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external perturbation, a standing capillarywave can form at the liquid–air interface. If the amplitude of the capillarywave is greater than the height of...
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ripple may refer to: Capillarywave, commonly known as ripple, a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid Ripple...
ripple (capillarywaves) must be present. The backscattered signal will be modulated by the large surface gravity waves and the gravity wave information...
flowing down walls. The instability is characterised by the formation of capillarywaves on the free surface of the film. The instability is named after Pyotr...
1887, Augustus Waller invented an ECG machine consisting of a Lippmann capillary electrometer fixed to a projector. The trace from the heartbeat was projected...
acting upon the nozzle tip that create capillarywaves in a liquid film. Once the amplitude of the capillarywaves reaches a critical height (due to the...
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