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physics.flu-dyn2013★ 4 cited
Irreversibility in an ideal fluid
Alejandro Jenkins
When a real fluid is expelled quickly from a tube, it forms a jet separated from the surrounding fluid by a thin, turbulent layer. On the other hand, when the same fluid is sucked…
physics.flu-dyn2009★ 19 cited
Sprinkler Head Revisited: Momentum, Forces, and Flows in Machian Propulsion
Alejandro Jenkins
Many experimenters, starting with Ernst Mach in 1883, have reported that if a device alternately sucks in and then expels a surrounding fluid, it moves in the same direction as if…
physics.flu-dyn2003★ 19 cited
An Elementary Treatment of the Reverse Sprinkler
Alejandro Jenkins
We discuss the reverse sprinkler problem: How does a sprinkler turn when submerged and made to suck in water? We propose a solution that requires only a knowledge of mechanics and…