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Science and Technology of Energetic Materials

Vol.74, No.4 (2013)

Letter

Origin of droplets in sparkling fireworks
Chihiro Inoue, Mitsuo Koshi, Hiroshi Terashima, Takehiro Himeno, and Toshinori Watanabe
p.106-111

Abstract

The physics behind the beauty of sparkling fireworks has not been clarified yet due to a lack of detailed visualization results. In the present study, atomization process in sparkling fireworks is elucidated by using a high-speed video camera. In the first-half sequence of the fireworks, the fireball repeatedly expands, bursts, and shrinks due to the high pressure gas inside the fireball. In contrast, in the last-half sequence, the bubbly fireball slightly deforms, and small bubbles burst on the fireball. A scenario of droplets generation is as follows : a liquid thread extends from the bottom of the bursting fireball, and fragments into droplets. Thus the droplets originate from inside the fireball rather than from its surface.

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Keywords

sparkling firework, high-speed video camera, visualization, atomization, bursting bubble

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