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Slow bubble growth and dissolution in a viscoelastic fluid
Author(s) -
Vrentas J. S.,
Vrentas C. M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19980321)67:12<2093::aid-app16>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - bubble , viscoelasticity , dissolution , elasticity (physics) , viscosity , thermodynamics , mechanics , materials science , radius , gas bubble , classical mechanics , physics , chemistry , computer security , computer science
A simple equation is derived for the time dependence of the bubble radius for the diffusion‐induced slow growth or dissolution of a spherical gas bubble in a viscoelastic fluid of infinite extent. The constitutive equation for a first‐order fluid and a surface–volume perturbation scheme are used to develop the solution, and the effect of viscosity level and elasticity on the bubble dynamics is considered. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 67:2093–2103, 1998