#FluidSystems
Air #bubbles are often treated as unwanted defects in #FluidSystems.

This study shows how trapped air can instead act as a predictable damping element, using gas compressibility to control oscillatory liquid flows.

🔗 doi.org/10.1063/5.03...

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Damping dynamics of bubble-driven oscillatory flows
Oscillatory flows in confined geometries are susceptible to instability, presenting challenges in microfluidics, acoustics, and biomedical systems. Trapped air
doi.org
August 14, 2026 at 7:41 AM