%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:4238580 %A Liebermann, Leonard %D 1957 %I AIP %J Journal of Applied Physics %K 80a20-heat-and-mass-transfer 76t10-liquid-gas-two-phase-flows-bubbly-flows %N 2 %P 205--211 %R 10.1063/1.1722708 %T Air Bubbles in Water %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1722708 %V 28 %X Leonard Liebermann University of California, Marine Physical Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California The solubility of air bubbles is observed in a variety of experiments. Freely rising bubbles exhibit a solution rate more than twice that of bubbles which are stationary: i.e., trapped on the walls of the container. The theory of solution of stationary bubbles is given but the theory of a free bubble is difficult and has not been solved. Stationary bubble observations lead to a determination of the coefficient of diffusivity: 2.9×10–5 cm2/sec at 27°C; the temperature dependence is considerable, obeying Einstein's equation relating diffusion and viscosity. The effect of surface contamination on diffusion is analyzed; bubble solution in the presence of contaminants is not greatly altered. Experiments are described showing that air bubbles of dimension less than 1µ lodged on hydrophobic particles are not soluble and can exist indefinitely. It is shown that hydrophobic particle residues frequently remain after bubble solution, even in relatively pure water. These residues function as bubble nuclei for boiling or for cavitation

@article{citeulike:4238580, abstract = {{Leonard Liebermann University of California, Marine Physical Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California The solubility of air bubbles is observed in a variety of experiments. Freely rising bubbles exhibit a solution rate more than twice that of bubbles which are stationary: i.e., trapped on the walls of the container. The theory of solution of stationary bubbles is given but the theory of a free bubble is difficult and has not been solved. Stationary bubble observations lead to a determination of the coefficient of diffusivity: 2.9×10–5 cm2/sec at 27°C; the temperature dependence is considerable, obeying Einstein's equation relating diffusion and viscosity. The effect of surface contamination on diffusion is analyzed; bubble solution in the presence of contaminants is not greatly altered. Experiments are described showing that air bubbles of dimension less than 1µ lodged on hydrophobic particles are not soluble and can exist indefinitely. It is shown that hydrophobic particle residues frequently remain after bubble solution, even in relatively pure water. These residues function as bubble nuclei for boiling or for cavitation}}, added-at = {2017-06-29T07:13:07.000+0200}, author = {Liebermann, Leonard}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22af9fdf71f17b62f5aac27583cd04faf/gdmcbain}, citeulike-article-id = {4238580}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1722708}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal\&id=JAPIAU000028000002000205000001\&idtype=cvips\&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aip.org/link/?JAP/28/205}, comment = {(private-note)Cited by Soo (1967, p. 106) for bubble radius in time, giving ODE and its solution.}, doi = {10.1063/1.1722708}, interhash = {9a99ef9642be178db20f93902c7eb69f}, intrahash = {2af9fdf71f17b62f5aac27583cd04faf}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics}, keywords = {80a20-heat-and-mass-transfer 76t10-liquid-gas-two-phase-flows-bubbly-flows}, number = 2, pages = {205--211}, posted-at = {2009-03-31 04:43:31}, priority = {2}, publisher = {AIP}, timestamp = {2019-02-27T00:56:08.000+0100}, title = {{Air Bubbles in Water}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1722708}, volume = 28, year = 1957 }