The terminal rise velocity of 10-100 microm diameter bubbles in water
Luke Parkinson1, Rossen Sedev, Daniel Fornasiero
1Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
Abstract:
Single bubbles of very pure N2, He, air and CO2 were formed in a quiescent environment in ultra-clean water, with diameters ranging from 10 to 100 mum. Their terminal rise velocities were measured by high-speed video microscopy. For N2, He and air, excellent agreement with the Hadamard-Rybczynski (H-R) equation was observed, indicating that slip was occurring at the liquid-vapor interface. For CO2 bubbles with diameters less than 60 microm, the terminal rise velocities exceeded those predicted by the H-R equation. This effect was ascribed to the enhanced solubility of CO2 compared with the other gases examined. The presence of a diffusion boundary layer may be responsible for the increased terminal velocity of very small CO2 bubbles.
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