Experimental investigation of the viscosity-dependence of the dripping faucet system

Authors

Reniel Cabral ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Julie Anne Ting ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Jomel Imperio ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Gay Jane Perez ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

In this paper, experimental results are presented for the dripping behavior of the dripping faucet system for fluids of varying viscosities. The drip intervals are measured, and analyzed via the construction of return maps. Periodic and chaotic behavior are observed for water, but for the more viscous fluids periodic behavior is not apparent, which implies more strongly chaotic dynamics in the latter cases. It was also observed that the transition from dripping to jetting shifts from lower period (time between two consecutive drops) to higher period as the viscosity increases. Recorded pseudo-periodic pattern in the light intensity plot (which has been associated with drop size) shows promising behavior which may be the subject of future experiments.

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Issue

2008: Proceedings of the 26th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2008-PB-01

Section

Poster Session B (Instrumentation, Environmental, and Theoretical Physics)

Published

2008-10-22

How to Cite

[1]

R Cabral, JA Ting, J Imperio, and GJ Perez, Experimental investigation of the viscosity-dependence of the dripping faucet system, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 26, SPP-2008-PB-01 (2008). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2008-PB-01.