On the dynamics of bubbles in boiling water
Fluid Dynamics
2011-03-08 v1 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Abstract
We investigate the dynamics of many interacting bubbles in boiling water by using a laser scattering experiment. Specifically, we analyze the temporal variations of a laser intensity signal which passed through a sample of boiling water. Our empirical results indicate that the return interval distribution of the laser signal does not follow an exponential distribution; contrariwise, a heavy-tailed distribution has been found. Additionally, we compare the experimental results with those obtained from a minimalist phenomenological model, finding a good agreement.
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@article{arxiv.1101.4408,
title = {On the dynamics of bubbles in boiling water},
author = {H. V. Ribeiro and R. S. Mendes and E. K. Lenzi and M. P. Belancon and L. C. Malacarne},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.4408},
year = {2011}
}
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Accepted for publication in Chaos, Solitons & Fractals