Bubbles in viscous liquids: Shapes, wakes and velocities

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 105, Issue , 1981, Pages 61-85

  Bhaga, D ^a   Weber, M E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

LIQUIDS;

GAS-LIQUID;

EID: 0019548721     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211208100311X     Document Type: Article

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