On bubble cavitation and dissolution (Q791402)

Equilibrium equations of a bubble-droplet system are derived. The stability of a bubble-droplet system is examined and it is shown that the system possesses not only a dissolution limit, known previously, but also a cavitation limit. The results support that of thermodynamic analysis which demonstrated that both limits exists for a system without a droplet. Thus, this paper confirms the earlier conclusion that a bubble can remain in a state of stable equilibrium in a finite system under certain circumstances. Applications of the results require that a system boundary be identified such that little or no net mass transfer occurs across the boundary.