Abstract
We report work in which liquids undergo stretching in an Atomic Force Microscope. As the liquid stretches between a solid sphere and a plane surface which are separated, a rapid transient decrease of the separation distance between the surface and the sphere is recorded. Cavitation of the stretching liquid is shown to result in sufficiently large negative pressures to account for this phenomenon.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2001 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting. Volume 1 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Forums |
| Editors | T.J. O Hern, T.J. O Hern |
| Pages | 455-460 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2003 |
| Event | 2001 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting - New Orleans, LA, United States Duration: 29 May 2001 → 1 Jun 2001 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting |
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| Volume | 1 |
Conference
| Conference | 2001 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting |
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| Country | United States |
| City | New Orleans, LA |
| Period | 29/5/01 → 1/6/01 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
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Rhodri Williams, P., Williams, R. L., Richard Bowen, W., Hilal, N., & Barrow, M. S. (2003). Nano-scale studies of the dynamic tensile strength of liquids. In T. J. O Hern, & T. J. O Hern (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2001 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting. Volume 1: Forums (pp. 455-460). (Proceedings of the ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting; Vol. 1).