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The growth and collapse of bubbles near deformable surfaces

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Results from recent theoretical and experimental studies of the interaction of pulsating bubbles with nearby deformable surfaces are presented. The bubble impulse is defined and shown to be an important indicator of the nature of collapse. Experiments have revealed an entirely new form of collapse in the vicinity of finite impedance surfaces and useful parametric descriptions of surface inertia and stiffness have been found.

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  1. CSIRO Division of Energy Technology, 3190, Highett, Victoria, Australia

    D. C. Gibson

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Wollongong, 2500, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

    J. R. Blake

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Gibson, D.C., Blake, J.R. The growth and collapse of bubbles near deformable surfaces. Applied Scientific Research 38, 215–224 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00385951

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