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Comparison of the dispersion of highly deformed bubbles with negligibly deformed ones indicates significant differences. The adjunct forces in the drag/lift direction on both two- and three-dimensional bubbles (low or high deformation) were found to be correlated with rapid variations of relative bubble velocity and acceleration/high gradients of the liquid velocity.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:18:21Z (GMT). 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