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Authors: | Spina, Laura* Scheu, Bettina* Cimarelli, C.* Dingwell, Donald B.* |
Title: | Time scales of foam stability in shallow conduits: Insights from analogue experiments | Journal: | Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems | Series/Report no.: | /17 (2016) | Issue Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1002/2016GC006455 | URL: | https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2016GC006455 | Keywords: | foam disruption periodicity gas piston bubble growth bubble shear |
Subject Classification: | 04.08. Volcanology Experimental volcanology |
Abstract: | Volcanic systems can exhibit periodical trends in degassing activity, characterized by a wide range of time scales. Understanding the dynamics that control such periodic behavior can provide a picture of the processes occurring in the feeding system. Toward this end, we analyzed the periodicity of outgassing in a series of decompression experiments performed on analogue material (argon‐saturated silicone oil plus glass beads/fibers) scaled to serve as models of basaltic magma. To define the effects of liquid viscosity and crystal content on the time scale of outgassing, we investigated both: (1) pure liquid systems, at differing viscosities (100 and 1000 Pa s), and (2) particle‐bearing suspensions (diluted and semidiluted). The results indicate that under dynamic conditions (e.g., decompressive bubble growth and fluid ascent within the conduit), the periodicity of foam disruption may be up to several orders of magnitude less than estimates based on the analysis of static conditions. This difference in foam disruption time scale is inferred to result from the contribution of bubble shear and bubble growth to inter‐bubble film thinning. The presence of particles in the semidiluted regime is further linked to shorter bubble bursting times, likely resulting from contributions of the presence of a solid network and coalescence processes to the relative increase in bubble breakup rates. Finally, it is argued that these experiments represent a good analogue of gas‐piston activity (i.e., the periodical rise‐and‐fall of a basaltic lava lake surface), implying a dominant role for shallow foam accumulation as a source process for these phenomena. |
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