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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 March 2006
The steady rise of a given amount of gas in an infinite liquid under the action of buoyancy forces is examined. The shape of the bubble is that of a spherical cap. Behind the bubble there is a region of closed streamlines where the flow is assumed to be steady and rotational. The predicted velocity and geometry of the cap agree well with observation for a limited range of values of the Reynolds number.