Bubble collisions with other bubbles, particles or interfaces are very important in a variety of mass transfer applications. The rise of a buoyant bubble and its interaction with a free liquid surface was experimentally investigated using a Time-Resolved DPIV system. The results are presented as functions of bubble size, and surfactant concentration of the fluid medium. It is shown that the presence of a surfactant significantly affects the approach and collision characteristics of the bubble. The addition of a surfactant changes the viscous forces around the bubble due to the adsorption coverage of the surfactant at the bubble-fluid interface. A bubble traveling through a surfactant solution (1e-3 M Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate) did not exhibit bouncing behavior regardless of its size. The flow is characterized by a vortex ring trailing the bubble during the approach stage. After impact, the vortex ring slowly diffuses away parallel to the wall and dissipates. In contrast a smaller (1.1 mm) bubble in pure water rebounded from the free surface three distinct times. The rebounding exhibits complex vortex interactions, and the vortices tend to dissipate more quickly than in the no-rebound case. Vortex dynamics play an important role in determining the energy dissipation. Comparisons with other computational and experimental works are combined with the present study to more accurately describe the dynamics of the bubble rebound.
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ASME 2006 2nd Joint U.S.-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting Collocated With the 14th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
July 17–20, 2006
Miami, Florida, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Fluids Engineering Division
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0-7918-4751-9
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Bubble Interactions With Free Interfaces
Michael R. Brady,
Michael R. Brady
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
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Demetri P. Telionis,
Demetri P. Telionis
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
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Pavlos P. Vlachos
Pavlos P. Vlachos
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
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Michael R. Brady
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Demetri P. Telionis
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Pavlos P. Vlachos
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Paper No:
FEDSM2006-98527, pp. 169-175; 7 pages
Published Online:
September 5, 2008
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Brady, MR, Telionis, DP, & Vlachos, PP. "Bubble Interactions With Free Interfaces." Proceedings of the ASME 2006 2nd Joint U.S.-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting Collocated With the 14th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. Volume 2: Fora. Miami, Florida, USA. July 17–20, 2006. pp. 169-175. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2006-98527
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