Sj. Shaw et al., THE INTERACTION OF A SINGLE LASER-GENERATED CAVITY IN WATER WITH A SOLID-SURFACE, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 99(5), 1996, pp. 2811-2824
This paper reexamines the collapse of a cavity in water and its role i
n possible damage processes. Laser-generated cavities were formed near
to a water-solid boundary and simultaneous observations made of the c
ollapse processes and stresses on the solid surface. Using schlieren p
hotography and a thin film transducer on the solid, the importance of
fluid flow to induced material stress was determined. The stresses in
the solid were also observed using dynamic photoelasticity. The cavity
deformation in the collapse phase was observed with high spatial and
temporal resolution. Two distinct surface stresses were observed assoc
iated with bubble collapse near the boundary. The results indicate tha
t one was due to a shock wave. It is postulated that the second stress
was associated with fluid flow through the bubble, set up by the so-c
alled ''liquid jet'' as opposed to jet impact on its own. (C) 1996 Aco
ustical Society of America.