INFLUENCE EXERTED BY WAVE MOTION OF LIQUID SURFACE ON THE BEHAVIOR OF FLOATING SPHERICAL PARTICLES

摘要

The results are presented for measuring the amplitude of standing capillary wave causing the flooding of floating metal balls. The equation of spherical-particle motion on the liquid surface is derived with regard for displacement of the three-phase contact perimeter. Calculated wave amplitude, at which a spherical particle separates from the gas-liquid interface, is satisfactorily consistent with the experimental data.