“…Bubble generation and growth in liquids plays a key role in diverse fields of technology such as polymer (foam molding) and glass processing, flotation separations, pumps, and hydraulic power recovery systems (for example, Arefmanesh et al, 1992; Clift et al, 1978; Payvar, 1987; Yoo and Han, 1982). It also plays an important role in human physiology, such as blood oxygenation, bubbles growing in the tissue of airplane passengers, astronauts, and divers during decompression (for example, Foster et al, 2000; Kislyakov and Kopyltsov, 1988; Srinivasan et al, 2000; Van Liew et al, 1995). In addition, it is of critical value in studying physical phenomena such as cavitation, nucleation, and boiling (for example, Arefmanesh et al, 1991; Lee and Merte, 1996a,b; Plesset and Sadhal, 1982; Straub, 2000).…”