Breakup of gas bubbles in a liquid by shock waves

The nature of the propagation of shock waves in various media is related to the characteristics of the latter, including their compressibility, thermophysical properties, the presence of multiple phases, etc. The structure of a shock wave varies appreciably as a function of the properties of the medium. The most significant property of a liquid mixture with gas bubbles is the compressibility of the latter under the influence of an externally applied pressure, for example, in a shock wave propagating in the liquid—gas medium. The transfer of momentum and energy between phases and the pressure variation behind the wave depends on the behavior of the gas bubbles behind the shock front.     

Nonlinear magnetoacoustic waves in a conducting liquid containing gas bubbles

The propagation of long waves in an incompressible conducting liquid saturated with nonconducting gas bubbles is considered on the basis of the equations of magnetohydrodynamics of a homogeneous gas-liquid medium. It is shown that the propagation of weakly nonlinear MHD waves in such a medium is described by the Burgers-Korteweg-de Vries (BKdV) equation. The influence of MHD interaction effects on the parameters of fast and slow weak magnetoacoustic shock waves is investigated.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 142–147, March–April, 1991.     

Unsteady waves in a liquid containing vapor bubbles

Unsteady wave processes in vapor-liquid media containing bubbles are investigated taking into account the unsteady interphase heat and mass transfer. A single velocity model of the medium with two pressures is used for this, which takes into account the radial inertia of the liquid with a change in volume of the medium and the temperature distribution in it [1]. The system of original differential equations of the model is converted into a form suitable for carrying out numerical integration. The basic principles governing the evolution of unsteady waves are studied. The determining influence of the interphase heat and mass transfer on the wave behavior is demonstrated. It is found that the time and distance at which the waves reach a steady configuration in a vapor-liquid bubble medium are considerably less than the correponding characteristics in a gas-liquid medium. The results of the calculation are compared with experimental data. The propagation of acoustic disturbances in a liquid with vapor bubbles was studied theoretically in [2]. The evolution of waves of small but finite amplitude propagating in one direction in a bubbling vapor-liquid medium is investigated in [3, 4] on the basis of the generalization of the Burgers-Korteweg-de Vries equation obtained by the authors. An experimental investigation of shock waves in such a medium is reported in [5, 6], and the structure of steady shock waves is discussed [7].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Hekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 117–125, September–October, 1984.     

Nonlinear waves in a liquid containing gas bubbles with allowance for phase transition

An equation describing the kinetics of the mass transfer accompanying the process of gas bubble growth in an incompressible liquid is proposed. The equation of state of the two-phase system, whose derivation is based on the mechanism of interphase mass transfer due to the solubility of the gas atoms in the liquid, is obtained. An evolution equation generalizing the usual Burgers-Korteweg-de Vries (BKdV) equation is derived for describing the nonlinear waves in a gas-containing liquid. The solution of this equation is obtained in the form of a solitary wave.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 114–119, May–June, 1989.     

Enhancement of shock waves in a porous medium saturated with a liquid containing soluble-gas bubbles

Evolution of a moderate-intensity shock wave and its enhancement after reflection from a rigid surface embedded in a porous medium are studied experimentally. The medium is saturated with a liquid that has bubbles of a soluble gas. A physical mechanism of shock wave enhancement in a saturated porous medium is proposed. Experimental data on the amplitude and velocity of reflected waves are compared with results of theoretical modeling. The process of gas bubble dissolution behind a shock wave is studied.     

Dynamics of a liquid with gas bubbles

The hydrodynamics and diffusion of an admixture near an isolated bubble, which simulates the rise of either a chain of identical bubbles or a system of regularly arranged bubbles of the same volume, are analyzed by solving the Navier-Stokes equations numerically. Data are presented for a specific liquid. It is shown that in both cases the maximum flow velocity on the surface of identical bubbles is practically the same, although in the former case the ascent velocity is considerably higher. The stationary admixture diffusion from a bubble also proves to be nearly the same.In relation to the bubbling of a gas through a liquid layer, it is shown that the total admixture diffusion is maximum for regularly arranged bubbles whose diameter is comparable with the liquids capillary constant. Although the flow past the bubble remains continuous, the values of the hydrodynamic parameters are no longer small.Novosibirsk. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 75–88, May–June, 1996.     

Motion of a liquid containing gas bubbles

In this paper a class of models of continuous media is constructed whose free energy depends on the density, the rate of change of density, and the temperature. Conditions at discontinuities in such models are found. A Kogarko model for a mixture of liquid with gas bubbles is obtained. Moreover, the propagation of small disturbances is investigated. In the third and fourth sections exact solutions are found for the problems of nonsteady and steady motion of a mixture of liquid and bubbles in a tube.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 111–116, November–December, 1971.The author thanks L. I. Sedov for guidance and valuable advice.     

Shock waves in liquids containing gas bubbles

Results of theoretical and experimental studies on shock wave propagation in boiling and nonboiling liquids with gas bubbles are reviewed. The structure of shock waves, their reflection and attenuation in two-phase gas-liquid media are considered.     

Structure of shock waves in a liquid with vapor bubbles

The aim of the present paper is to investigate the influence of interphase heat and mass transfer in a vapor-liquid bubble medium on the structure of a steady shock wave formed by steady or fairly prolonged action on the medium.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 109–118, March–April, 1982.     

Propagation of shock waves in a porous medium saturated by a liquid with bubbles of a soluble gas

The process of evolution and reflection of shock waves of moderate amplitude from a rigid boundary in a porous medium saturated by a liquid with bubbles of a soluble gas is studied experimentally. Experimental values of the amplitude and velocity of the reflected wave are compared with the calculated results obtained using mathematical models. The process of dissolution of gas bubbles in the liquid behind the shock wave is studied. Kutateladze Institute of Thermal Physics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 91–102, September–October, 2000.     

Dynamics of gas bubbles in a cylindrical cavity filled with liquid

S. P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 30, No. 8, pp. 88–92, August, 1994.     

Pressure waves in a liquid suspension with solid particles and gas bubbles

Novosibirsk. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, No. 1, pp. 32–40, January–February, 1995.     

Note on the propagation of disturbances in a liquid containing gas bubbles

Summary In a liquid containing gas bubbles the speed of sound is less than that in each phase separately. Using the equations of motion for a homogeneous liquid containing gas bubbles it is shown that the dominating attenuation of an infinitesimal disturbance is that due to the second viscosity. In the propagation of a finite compressive disturbance an expression for the time required for the disturbance to display shock characteristics is found in terms of the initial disturbance profile and the liquid-gas ratio.