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Bubbleology Research Areas
- Bubble and Oily Bubble Hydrodynamics
- Bubble and Bubble Plume Imaging
- Bubble Plume Dynamics
- Marine Hydrocarbon Seepage
- Bubble-Mediated Gas Exchange
- Bubble and Bubble Plume Modelling
- Oil Slick Processes
- Aerosol Production
- Bubble-Transport of Bactera and Sediment
- Bubble-Induced Aggregation
- Bubble Image Processing
- Wavebreaking and Turbulence
- Particle and Bubble Imaging Velocimetry
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Site Creation: Ira Leifer
The Marine Science Institute and The Institute for Crustal Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
Est. Jul. 1999
Bubbles are important to processes in scientific fields as diverse as geophysics, chemistry and physics. Bubble processes are also important to many diverse industires, including chemical engineering, biology, automotive engineering, mining technology, biotechnology, and food processing, just to name just a few. The importance of bubbles derives from several important properties.
Bubble Properties |
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Bubbles exchange gas with surrounding fluid.
Bubbles produce turbulence in the fluid.
Bubbles collect surfactants and particulates.
Bubbles penetrate the interface.
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Bubbles affect the fluid properties.
Bubbles rise due to buoyancy.
Bubble burst at the surface.
Bubbles accelerate the fluid.
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Often, several bubble processes occur in conjunction. For example, in a chemical manufacturing process, a gas may be bubbled through a fluid in a "reactor." The reactor is designed to efficiently use both gas transfer for the reaction, and the turbulence generation to mix the fluid.
