{"id":3534,"date":"2021-02-06T14:09:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/?page_id=3534"},"modified":"2021-03-26T20:57:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T20:57:04","slug":"interfacial-flows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/interfacial-flows\/","title":{"rendered":"Interfacial flows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-purple-background-color has-background-dim\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Much of my work at MIT has been directed towards fluid systems dominated by the influence of surface&nbsp;tension, including bubbles, drops, fluid films, jets and sheets. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201d I never before realized so strongly the splendour and beauty of the mere physical forms of Nature.&nbsp;A wonderful thing is the curious repetition of the same forms, of the same design almost, in the shape of the falling water.&nbsp;It gave me a sense of how completely even the wildest liberty of Nature is restrained by governing laws.\u201d &nbsp;<\/strong><br>&nbsp;                                 <strong> <\/strong>\u2013 Oscar Wilde, on viewing Niagara Falls<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-style-twentytwentyone-latest-posts-borders tw-heading-size-small tw-stretched-link wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SciCover2020.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:126.95%;max-width:668px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2020\/04\/06\/viscous-bubble-rupture\/\">Viscous bubble rupture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"139\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/spincoat-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:92.86%;max-width:364px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2020\/01\/26\/spin-coating-of-capillary-tubes\/\">Spin coating of capillary tubes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"124\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Beroz-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:82.95%;max-width:528px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2019\/03\/26\/stability-limit-of-electrified-drops\/\">Stability limit of electrified drops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"134\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Geri.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:89.32%;max-width:674px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2017\/04\/06\/thermally-delayed-drop-coalescence\/\">Thermally delayed drop coalescence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"140\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cavalli-thumb2.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:93.07%;max-width:462px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2016\/03\/26\/electrically-induced-drop-detachment-and-ejection\/\">Electrically-induced drop detachment and ejection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FiberImpact-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:632px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2015\/04\/16\/drop-impact-and-capture-on-a-flexible-fiber\/\">Drop capture by impact on a flexible fiber<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"140\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bub-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:93.37%;max-width:332px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2015\/03\/14\/partial-coalescence-of-soap-bubbles\/\">Partial coalescence of soap bubbles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"135\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bemp-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:90.17%;max-width:468px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2013\/03\/14\/the-hydraulic-bemp-no-not-bump\/\">The hydraulic bump and vortex instability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/impacting-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:300px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2012\/04\/02\/a-quasi-static-model-of-drop-impact\/\">Quasi-static drop impact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"140\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Incline-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:93.19%;max-width:852px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2012\/03\/14\/drops-bouncing-on-a-wet-inclined-plane\/\">Drops bouncing on a wet inclined plane<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Terwagne_TSB_ejection_drop-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.6%;max-width:1024px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2011\/02\/28\/3919\/\">Tibetan singing bowls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"143\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ImpactCavity-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:95.38%;max-width:390px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2010\/03\/14\/water-entry-and-cavity-dynamics\/\">Water entry and cavity dynamics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sheets1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:50.12%;max-width:429px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2009\/03\/21\/the-dynamics-of-viscous-sheets-2\/\">Viscous sheet retraction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"95\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tube.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"tube\" style=\"width:100%;height:63%;max-width:400px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2009\/03\/14\/drop-propulsion-in-tapered-tubes\/\">Drop propulsion in tapered tubes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"147\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/impact-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:98.22%;max-width:1234px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2009\/03\/14\/water-impact-of-small-hydrophobic-bodies\/\">Water impact of small hydrophobic bodies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"122\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lens.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"lens\" style=\"width:100%;height:81.29%;max-width:294px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2007\/03\/14\/spontaneous-oscillations-of-a-floating-fluid-lens\/\">Spontaneous oscillations of a floating fluid lens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Coalesc-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:101.27%;max-width:316px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2006\/03\/14\/the-coalescence-cascade-meets-marangoni\/\">Coalescence cascade and Marangoni<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"126\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fishbone-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:84.05%;max-width:702px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2004\/03\/14\/fluid-chains-and-fishbones\/\">Fluid chains and fishbones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"141\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/JumpClover-thumb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:93.75%;max-width:416px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2003\/03\/14\/surface-tension-and-the-hydraulic-jump\/\">Surface tension and the hydraulic jump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pipe-thumb2.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:102.6%;max-width:308px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2002\/03\/29\/fluid-pipes-jets-impinging-on-a-fluid-bath\/\">Fluid pipes: jets impinging on a fluid bath<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wine.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:101.81%;max-width:277px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2001\/03\/29\/the-dynamics-of-wine-tears\/\">The dynamics of wine tears<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"145\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hhhg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:96.96%;max-width:493px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2001\/03\/29\/the-dynamics-of-fluid-sheets-and-bells\/\">The dynamics of fluid sheets and bells<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GFM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:132.24%;max-width:490px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/2000\/03\/29\/evaporative-instabilities-in-soap-films\/\">Evaporative instabilities in soap films<\/a><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blue.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:348px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/thales.mit.edu\/bush\/index.php\/1997\/03\/29\/bubble-motion-in-a-thin-gap\/\">Bubble motion 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