Growing bubbles in a slightly supersaturated liquid solution
Fluid Dynamics
2015-06-16 v1
Abstract
We have designed and constructed an experimental system to study gas bubble growth in slightly supersatu- rated liquids. This is achieved by working with carbon dioxide dissolved in water, pressurized at a maximum of 1 MPa and applying a small pressure drop from saturation conditions. Bubbles grow from hydrophobic cavities etched on silicon wafers, which allows us to control their number and position. Hence, the experiment can be used to investigate the interaction among bubbles growing in close proximity when the main mass transfer mechanism is diffusion and there is a limited availability of the dissolved species.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1305.5733,
title = {Growing bubbles in a slightly supersaturated liquid solution},
author = {Oscar R. Enríquez and Christian Hummelink and Gert-Wim Bruggert and Detlef Lohse and Andrea Prosperetti and Devaraj van der Meer and Chao Sun},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.5733},
year = {2015}
}