Uncorking champagne bottle produces supersonic shock waves - EurekAlert

There is much more that comes out of the pop of an opening champagne bottle than meets the senses. In Physics of Fluids, computational fluid dynamics simulations revealed the formation, evolution, and dissipation of shock wave patterns as the carbon dioxide m…

image: Time sequence showing details of a cork expelled from a champagne bottleneck stored at 20 degrees Celsius captured through high-speed imaging.view more  Credit: Gérard Liger-Belair WASHINGTO… [+3508 chars]

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