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When a 2-4 mm diameter bubble rising with constant velocity hits a thin wire, bubble shape oscillations can be induced. As a consequence also the bubble rise velocity strongly oscillates. With the help of a force balance we show that these velocity oscillations are an added-mass effect.
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Received 9 April 2002 / Received in final form 11 July 2002 Published online 14 October 2002
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de Vries, J., Luther, S. & Lohse, D. Induced bubble shape oscillations and their impact on the rise velocity. Eur. Phys. J. B 29, 503–509 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2002-00332-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2002-00332-5