The Determination of Surface Tension by Standing Waves

Authors

K. A. Yamakawa, Grinnell College
W. C. Oelke, Grinnell CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The velocity with which a wave travels over the surface of a liquid depends upon the surface tension of the liquid as well as on a gravity force due to the displacement of the liquid from its undisturbed position. For waves of large wavelength the effect of surface tension on the velocity of the wave is small; however for small wavelengths the gravity force is very small and the velocity of the wave is determined almost entirely by the surface tension. We shall therefore consider waves of very small wavelength.

Publication Date

1945

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

52

Issue

1

First Page

199

Last Page

203

Copyright

©1945 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Yamakawa, K. A. and Oelke, W. C. (1945) "The Determination of Surface Tension by Standing Waves," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 52(1), 199-203.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol52/iss1/24