AN INTRODUCTION TO MICROBUBBLES

Beloy T Baby
S7
UEAOEME025

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Universal Engineering College
Vallivattom
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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
1. Introduction

2. Objective

3. Properties of Microbubble

4. Microbubble generation

5. Applications

6. Advantages

7. Conclusion

References
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INTRODUCTION
Microbubbles
 Microbubbles are bubbles smaller than one millimetre in
diameter, but larger than one micrometre.
 The composition of the bubble shell and filling material
determine important design features such as buoyancy, crush
strength, thermal conductivity, and acoustic properties.
 Microbubbles are also used in ships to reduce drag.

 Drag is a mechanical force generated by a solid object moving

through fluid.
 Drag is a resistance of movement of body in fluid.
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OBJECTIVES
1. To study about microbubbles
2. Their application in drag reduction in ships and other fields.
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PROPERTIES OF MICROBUBBLES
 Microbubbles looks like and move like white clouds in water.
 Its size is smaller than millibubbles.

 Their size lies between 1 micrometre and 1 millimetre.

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MICROBUBBLE GENERATION
 There are many methods for generating bubbles in water such
as supplying gas through small pores or shearing gas by
rotating blades
 1.
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Microbubbles Generation
2.
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APPLICATIONS OF MICROBUBBLES
 Microbubbles can be used as a skin friction reduction device
 It can be used in ships for drag reduction

 culture of oysters, scallops and other marine products.

 Cell level biological treatment
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APPLICATIONS OF MICROBUBBLES
1.Drag reduction in ships
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APPLICATIONS OF MICROBUBBLES
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Thrust increase by microbubbles

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FACTORS AFFECTING DRAG

REDUCTION IN SHIPS

Bubble size
Location of microbubble injection
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Image of Microbubble technology

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APPLICATION OF MICROBUBBLES
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ADVANTAGES
Helps to reduce drag friction in large ships.
Helps in targetted drug delivery.
Helps in cell level biological treatment.
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CONCLUSION
 Microbubbles have a lot of promising applications.

 By many contributors,the and practical applications have got a

good progress but steadily.

 The air lubrication using microbubbles proves to be a promising

technology.

 In future we can see more practical application using

microbubbles.
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REFERENCES
[1 ]Tomohiro Marui (2013) ”An introduction to micro/nano
bubbles and their applications”
[2] Hiroharu Kato (2002)“Microbubbles As a skin friction
reduction device”-
a midterm review of research
[3]Issac Thomas,Renjith G Krishnan,Saloop T S,Vishnu M
Mohan(2016) “Mechanism and factors affecting Microbubble
Drag Reduction in ship” Page no 97-102
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