Re: Air in Water

[Leigh Palmer <palmer@sfu.ca>]

> Thanks to some delightful observations by Bill Beaty on another list
> I have been considering the implications of an air bubble rising through
> a long water column.
> If it were 34 feet high, we would expect the diameter of such a bubble to
> increase by 59%
>  If this is the case, would you expect such a bubble to
> 1) Maintain constant speed?
> 2) Accelerate towards the surface?
> 3) Slow down towards the surface?
>
> I would appreciate all inputs.

What's to expect? Haven't you ever observed the phenomenon?

Leigh