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Title: Bubble mobility in mud and magmatic volcanoes

Journal Article · · Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
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  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science
  2. Portland State Univ., Portland, OR (United States)

The rheology of particle-laden fluids with a yield stress, such as mud or crystal-rich magmas, controls the mobility of bubbles, both the size needed to overcome the yield stress and their rise speed. Here, we experimentally measured the velocities of bubbles and rigid spheres in mud sampled from the Davis–Schrimpf mud volcanoes adjacent to the Salton Sea, Southern California. Combined with previous measurements in the polymer gel Carbopol, we obtained an empirical model for the drag coefficient and bounded the conditions under which bubbles overcome the yield stress. Yield stresses typical of mud and basaltic magmas with sub-mm particles can immobilize millimeter to centimeter sized bubbles. At Stromboli volcano, Italy, a vertical yield stress gradient in the shallow conduit may immobilize bubbles with diameter ≲ 1 cm and hinder slug coalescence.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1512173
Journal Information:
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Vol. 294, Issue C; ISSN 0377-0273
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 23 works
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