Chemical Engineering Science, Vol.49, No.1, 29-39, 1994
Marangoni Convection Around a Ventilated Air Bubble Under Microgravity Conditions
Under microgravity conditions in both parabolic and sounding rocket flights, the mass-transfer-induced Marangoni convection around an air bubble was studied. To prevent the bubble from becoming saturated, the bubble was ventilated. It turned out that the flow rate of the air through the bubble determined the flow pattern in the liquid. A mathematical model is presented which can adequately describe the observed phenomena.