Simulating the opening of a champagne bottle

• Published in: Flow
• Main Authors: Wagner, Lukas, Braun, Stefan, Scheichl, Bernhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2023
• Subjects: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Engineering (miscellaneous); Aerospace Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Champagne; Carbonic acid
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/flo.2023.34; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S263342592300034X

The axially symmetric, swirl-free gas dynamics and interlinked motion of a cork stopper provoked by the opening of a champagne bottle are modelled rigorously and studied numerically. The experimental study by Liger-Belair et al. ( Science Advances , 5 (9), 2019) animated the present investigation. I...