Effect of Gravity on the Shape of Water Bells
- 1 September 1969
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 40 (10), 3950-3954
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1657122
Abstract
The solution of the equations representing the shape of an axially symmetric sheet of fluid is given. It is shown that under certain conditions gravity can greatly influence the shape of these sheets (or water bells as they are commonly known). The calculated shape is compared with a photograph of a water bell and it is shown that there is good agreement between the theory and experiment. The effect of gravity on the stability of a water bell is also considered.Keywords
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