How long will a bubble be ?

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2007-09-27

arxiv.org/abs/0709.4412v1

Physics

Fluid Dynamics

4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys.Rev.Lett

Scientific paper

A soap bubble is a metastable object that eventually breaks. Indeed, the soapy water film thins until rupture, due to drainage and evaporation. In our experimental investigations, floating bubbles at the surface of a liquid bath have been considered. Their lifetime has been measured and reported with respect to their radius. Large bubbles last longer than small ones. Moreover, small bubbles have more predictable lifetimes than large ones. We propose a general equation for that lifetime, based on the lubrication theory. The evaporation is shown to be an essential process which determines the bubble lifetime.

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