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The dynamics of the laser-induced bubble at different ambient pressures was numerically studied by Finite Volume Method (FVM). The velocity of the bubble wall, the liquid jet velocity at collapse, and the pressure of the water hammer while the liquid jet impacting onto the boundary are found to increase nonlinearly with increasing ambient pressure. The collapse time and the formation time of the liquid jet are found to decrease nonlinearly with increasing ambient pressure. The ratios of the jet formation time to the collapse time, and the displacement of the bubble center to the maximal radius while the jet formation stay invariant when ambient pressure changes. These ratios are independent of ambient pressure.
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Li, B., Zhang, H., Han, B. et al. Numerical study of ambient pressure for laser-induced bubble near a rigid boundary. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 55, 1291–1296 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-012-4780-z
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