Bubble Dynamics in Polymer Solutions Undergoing Shear

摘要

Hydraulic cavitation and its effects have been reported to be substantially inhibited and subsequently suppressed by the addition of minute quantities of water-soluble polymer. Modelling the growth and collapse of a single cavitation bubble in water has been established as the fundamental theoretical approach to understanding this phenomenon. Laser-induced cavitation has been developed as a technique for the experimental investigation and confirmation of predicted spherical and nonspherical bubble dynamics in quiescent viscous fluids. The present experimental research has sought to form a link between previous theoretical and experimental efforts. Optical cavitation has been used to create model cavitation bubbles nonintrusively within a fluid undergoing a steady shear flow history. The flow-induced deformation of these single bubbles was recorded and analyzed. Originator supplied keywords include: cavitation, rheology, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, bubbles, nonspherical, viscoelastic liquids, polymers.