Sonoluminescence in alcohol contaminated water: A drunken bubble

Ruediger Toegel, Sascha Hilgenfeldt, Detlef Lohse

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Abstract

The addition of one drop of alcohol to the water of a flask with a sonoluminescing bubble not only strongly quenches the observed light intensity but can also cause a transition from stable to unstable SBSL. We theoretically account for the effect by considering the surface active properties of alcohols. The reduction of the surface tension significantly influences the diffusive equilibrium of the bubble and the shape stability and thereby induces a transition to unstable SBSL.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIUTAM SYMPOSIUM ON FREE SURFACE FLOWS
EditorsA.C. KING, YD. SHIKHMURZAEV
Pages297-302
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameFluid Mechanics and its Applications
Volume62
ISSN (Print)0926-5112

Keywords

  • Bubbles
  • Cavitation
  • Sonoluminescence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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