Electronic edition ISSN 1574-0579

Cavitation under magnetic field: Study of an oscillating bubble

Y. Bouzehouane , F. Ayela , O. Budenkova

Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LEGI, 38610 Grenoble, France

Abstract
This study investigates the influence of a non-uniform static magnetic field on bubble dynamics during cavitation, focusing specifically on bubble oscillation. Using a numerical simulation approach, we applied a magnetic field to a low pressure bubble inside a large volume of fluid to follow oscillation of the bubble's radius neglecting liquid--gas mass exchange. Our simulations showed impacts of the magnetic field on the bubble dynamics slightly affecting the minimum bubble radius and implosion dynamics. This modification might be related to the shock wave modification. Figs 4, Refs 23.