{"id":176691,"date":"2023-11-24T22:45:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T04:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/breaking-the-stillness-scientists-observe-and-explain-the-oscillations-of-circular-hydraulic-jumps"},"modified":"2023-11-24T22:45:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T04:45:58","slug":"breaking-the-stillness-scientists-observe-and-explain-the-oscillations-of-circular-hydraulic-jumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/breaking-the-stillness-scientists-observe-and-explain-the-oscillations-of-circular-hydraulic-jumps","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the stillness: Scientists observe and explain the oscillations of circular hydraulic jumps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/breaking-the-stillness-scientists-observe-and-explain-the-oscillations-of-circular-hydraulic-jumps2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a new study <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.131.194001\">published<\/a> in <i>Physical Review Letters<\/i>, scientists explore how small water jets can create stable periodic oscillations on a solid disk, uncovering a connection between these movements and the waves they generate and providing insights into the dynamic interplay of fluid behavior.<\/p>\n<p>A hydraulic jump is a phenomenon that occurs when a fast-flowing liquid abruptly encounters a slower-flowing or stagnant region. This sudden transition results in a change in the flow\u2019s characteristics, causing the formation of a visible jump or surge in the liquid\u2019s height.<\/p>\n<p>In this process, the kinetic energy of the fast-flowing liquid is converted into <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/tags\/potential+energy\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"\">potential energy<\/a>, leading to changes in velocity and flow depth. This phenomenon is commonly observed in various settings, such as when a liquid jet impacts a surface, for example in rivers or downstream from dams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists explore how small water jets can create stable periodic oscillations on a solid disk, uncovering a connection between these movements and the waves they generate and providing insights into the dynamic interplay of fluid behavior. A hydraulic jump is a phenomenon that occurs when a [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1497],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176691\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}