| Abstract: | The problem of the evolution of the surface of a jet up to the stage at which it breaks up into droplets is solved numerically for two initial wave disturbances. The wave number of one of these coincides with the wave number of the disturbance that grows most strongly according to the linear theory, while the wave number of the other is varied. The effect of the wave numbers and the amplitude ratio of the initial disturbances on the breakup time and the appearance of nonuniformity is investigated.Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No.2, pp. 12–17, March–April, 1993. |
