Is it possible to burst a bubble underwater?
2006-11-27 20:33:28 · 4 answers · asked by techno mentalist 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yes and a tremendous amount of energy is released by the bursting of the bubble (note this is BURSTING rather than simply dividing the bubble)
Objective evidence of this puzzled Victorian engineers for years- their hardended bronze propellers on ocean going liners would fail catastrophically with evidence of melting and severe attack...the root cause being the highly turbulent water created by the more effecient propeller design resulting in bursting bubbles and therby large amounts of energy.
It's not easy to do and a real problem in certain industrial environments- cavitation pumps used in moving ceramic slips/slurries display similar failures.
2006-11-28 08:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by rebecca x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the original bubble will become many small bubbles, the integrity of the original having been breached (burst).
2006-11-28 05:08:29 · answer #2 · answered by Captain Eyewash 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No i don't think so
May God bless you
2006-11-28 04:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by jan d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know never managed to catch one!
2006-11-28 04:46:43 · answer #4 · answered by smiler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋