Transient bubble rising in the presence of a surfactant at very low concentrations

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Autores principales: Fernández-Martínez, D., Cabezas, M. G., López-Herrera, J. M., Herrada, M. A., Montanero, J. M.
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author Fernández-Martínez, D.
Cabezas, M. G.
López-Herrera, J. M.
Herrada, M. A.
Montanero, J. M.
author_facet Fernández-Martínez, D.
Cabezas, M. G.
López-Herrera, J. M.
Herrada, M. A.
Montanero, J. M.
contents We study the formation of the dynamic adsorption layer when a bubble is released in a tank containing water with a tiny amount of surfactant. The influence of the sorption kinetic constants is examined by comparing the experiments with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) and Triton X-100. The experiments allowed us to determine the parameter conditions that lead to a stable bubble rising and to validate the simulation. A simple scaling analysis and the simulation show that the formation of the dynamic adsorption layer can be split into three phases characterized by disparate time scales. The mechanisms controlling those phases are surfactant convection, adsorption-desorption, and diffusion. The amount of surfactant adsorbed onto the interface increases monotonously throughout the three phases. The experiments and the simulation show that the rising velocity reaches a maximum at times of the order of $k_d^{-1}$ ($k_d$ is the desorption constant) when the dynamic adsorption layer is practically formed. This occurs even when only traces of surfactant are present in the liquid. The non-monotonous behavior of the maximum surfactant surface concentration is explained in terms of the reverse flow in the rear of the bubble right after the bubble release. This work contributes to the understanding of the complex interplay between hydrodynamics and surfactant transport and kinetics over bubble rising.
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spellingShingle Transient bubble rising in the presence of a surfactant at very low concentrations
Fernández-Martínez, D.
Cabezas, M. G.
López-Herrera, J. M.
Herrada, M. A.
Montanero, J. M.
Fluid Dynamics
We study the formation of the dynamic adsorption layer when a bubble is released in a tank containing water with a tiny amount of surfactant. The influence of the sorption kinetic constants is examined by comparing the experiments with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) and Triton X-100. The experiments allowed us to determine the parameter conditions that lead to a stable bubble rising and to validate the simulation. A simple scaling analysis and the simulation show that the formation of the dynamic adsorption layer can be split into three phases characterized by disparate time scales. The mechanisms controlling those phases are surfactant convection, adsorption-desorption, and diffusion. The amount of surfactant adsorbed onto the interface increases monotonously throughout the three phases. The experiments and the simulation show that the rising velocity reaches a maximum at times of the order of $k_d^{-1}$ ($k_d$ is the desorption constant) when the dynamic adsorption layer is practically formed. This occurs even when only traces of surfactant are present in the liquid. The non-monotonous behavior of the maximum surfactant surface concentration is explained in terms of the reverse flow in the rear of the bubble right after the bubble release. This work contributes to the understanding of the complex interplay between hydrodynamics and surfactant transport and kinetics over bubble rising.
title Transient bubble rising in the presence of a surfactant at very low concentrations
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.16029