As a physics problem, blowing bubbles is a question of how a liquid film—typically soapy water—interacts with an imposed flow of an external fluid, which is air in the case of bubble blowing. This dynamic is crucial in understanding how to enhance industrial production of many chemical products.
To break down the science that explains this process—i.e., what events precede the formation of bubbles—the researchers created an experiment, replicating the blowing of bubbles, using oil films suspended in flowing water and pushed through a wire loop wand.
Their findings give a precise recipe or set of instructions for how to blow bubbles—and with it, related production processes.
Citation: Researchers uncover the science behind blowing bubbles (2018, August 28) retrieved 9 December 2021 from https://phys.org/news/2018-08-uncover-science.html
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