title: Steady-state composition of a two-component gas bubble growing in a liquid solution: self-similar approach.
abstract: The paper presents an analytical description of the growth of a two-component bubble in a binary liquid-gas solution. We obtain asymptotic self-similar time dependence of the bubble radius and analytical expressions for the nonsteady profiles of dissolved gases around the bubble. We show that the necessary condition for the self-similar regime of bubble growth is the constant, steady-state composition of the bubble. The equation for the steady-state composition is obtained. We reveal the dependence of the steady-state composition on the solubility laws of the bubble components. Besides, the universal, independent from the solubility laws, expressions for the steady-state composition are obtained for the case of strong supersaturations, which are typical for the homogeneous nucleation of a bubble.
authors.affiliation: Department of Theoretical Physics, Research Institute of Physics, Saint Petersburg State University, 1 Ulyanovskaya Street, Petrodvorets, St. Petersburg 198504, Russia. gennady_gor@mail.ru
authors.forename: G Yu
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Gor
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kuchma