Nonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems, 2008, Vol.11, No.2, pp.198-204

NONLINEAR PHENOMENA IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS
An Interdisciplinary Journal

2008, Vol.11, No.2, pp.198-204

A New Dripping Faucet Experiment.
C. E. Somarakis, G. E. Cambourakis, and G. P. Papavassilopoulos

A dripping faucet experiment, based on a new apparatus is presented. Time-drop intervals, covering the entire dripping spectrum, are measured and a multifarious nonlinear action is detected. In particular, we report three distinct dripping regions of complex behavior and discuss their main features. Finally, we propose alternative methods for estimating the invariant characteristics of the experimental signals, in frames of nonlinear time series analysis.
Key words: chaos, nonlinear analysis, time series, dripping faucet

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