Deformation dynamics surface tension effect

The dynamic interaction between flow and drops and bubbles floating in the flow may deform or even destroy them. This phenomenon is important for chemical technological processes since it may change the interfacial area and the relative velocity of phases and cause transient effects. In this case, the viscous and inertial forces are perturbing actions, and the capillary forces are obstructing actions. The bubble shape depends on the Reynolds number Re = aeU,p/p and the Weber number We = aeU2p/cr, where p, and p are the dynamic viscosity and the density of the continuous phase, a is the surface tension coefficient, and ae is the radius of the sphere volume-equivalent to the bubble. 

For a modelling of adsorption processes the well-known integro-differential equation (4.1) derived by Ward and Tordai [3] is used. It is the most general relationship between the dynamic adsorption r(t) and the subsurface concentration e(0,t) for fresh non-deformed surfaces and is valid for kinetic-controlled, pure diffusion-controlled and mixed adsorption mechanisms. For a diffusion-controlled adsorption mechanism Eq. (4.1) predicts different F dependencies on t for different types of isotherms. For example, the Frumkin adsorption isotherm predicts a slower initial rate of surface tension decrease than the Langmuir isotherm does. In section 4.2.2. it was shown that reorientation processes in the adsorption layer can mimic adsorption processes faster than expected from diffusion. In this paragraph we will give experimental evidence, that changes in the molar area of adsorbed molecules can cause sueh effectively faster adsorption processes. 

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