Dynamics of Soap Bubble Inflation
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| author | Rao, Saini Jatin Jain, Siddhant Basu, Saptarshi |
| author_facet | Rao, Saini Jatin Jain, Siddhant Basu, Saptarshi |
| contents | Bubbles have always captivated our curiosity with their aesthetics and complexities alike. While the act of blowing bubbles is familiar to everyone, the underlying physics of these fleeting spheres often eludes reasoning. In this letter, we discuss the dynamics of inflating a soap bubble using controlled airflow through a film-coated nozzle. We assess and predict the rate of inflation by varying the source pressure. Visualising the previously unexplored internal flow reveals that air enters the bubble as a round jet, emerging from the nozzle opening and impinges on the expanding concave bubble interface to form a toroidal vortex. Several scaling laws of the associated vortical flow spanning the entire bubble and the vortex core are reported. The observed dynamics of this bubble-confined vortex ring formation indicate universality in certain aspects when compared to the free laminar vortex rings. |
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| spellingShingle | Dynamics of Soap Bubble Inflation Rao, Saini Jatin Jain, Siddhant Basu, Saptarshi Fluid Dynamics Bubbles have always captivated our curiosity with their aesthetics and complexities alike. While the act of blowing bubbles is familiar to everyone, the underlying physics of these fleeting spheres often eludes reasoning. In this letter, we discuss the dynamics of inflating a soap bubble using controlled airflow through a film-coated nozzle. We assess and predict the rate of inflation by varying the source pressure. Visualising the previously unexplored internal flow reveals that air enters the bubble as a round jet, emerging from the nozzle opening and impinges on the expanding concave bubble interface to form a toroidal vortex. Several scaling laws of the associated vortical flow spanning the entire bubble and the vortex core are reported. The observed dynamics of this bubble-confined vortex ring formation indicate universality in certain aspects when compared to the free laminar vortex rings. |
| title | Dynamics of Soap Bubble Inflation |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.07027 |