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Solid-on-solid contact in a sphere-wall collision in a viscous fluid
Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 044302 – Published 9 April, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.044302
Abstract
We study experimentally the collision between a sphere falling through a viscous fluid and a solid plate below. It is known that there is a well-defined threshold Stokes number above which the sphere rebounds from such a collision. Our experiment tests for direct contact between the colliding bodies and, contrary to prior theoretical predictions, shows that solid-on-solid contact occurs even for Stokes numbers just above the threshold for rebounding. The dissipation is fluid dominated, though details of the contact mechanics depend on the surface and bulk properties of the solids. Our experiments and a model calculation indicate that mechanical contact between the two colliding objects is generic and will occur for any realistic surface roughness.
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