Bubble and spherical air shell formation dynamics

A. Tufaile and J. C. Sartorelli
Phys. Rev. E 66, 056204 – Published 21 November 2002
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Abstract

We studied the formation dynamics of air bubbles emitted from a nozzle submerged in aqueous glycerol solutions of different viscosities. We describe the evolution of the bubbling regimes by using the air flow rate as a control parameter and the time between successive bubbles as a dynamical variable. Some results concerning bubbling coalescence were emulated with a combination of simple maps. We also observed the formation of air shells surrounding liquid drops inside the liquid, known as antibubbles. The antibubbling conditions were related to an intermittent regime.

  • Received 6 May 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.66.056204

©2002 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

A. Tufaile* and J. C. Sartorelli

  • Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 66318, 05315-970 São Paulo, Brazil

  • *Corresponding author. Electronic address: tufaile@if.usp.br

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Vol. 66, Iss. 5 — November 2002

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