Abstract
Gas bubble growth as a result of diffusion flux of dissolved gas molecules from the surrounding supersaturated solution to the bubble surface is studied. The condition of the flux steadiness is revealed. A limitation from below on the bubble radius is considered. Its fulfillment guarantees the smallness of fluctuation influence on bubble growth and irreversibility of this process. Under the conditions of steadiness of diffusion flux three stages of bubble growth are marked out. Taking into account Laplace forces in the bubble, intervals of bubble size change and time intervals of these stages are found. The trend of the third stage towards the self-similar regime of the bubble growth, when Laplace forces in the bubble are completely neglected, is described analytically.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 520-528 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Colloid Journal |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry