Capillary rise in foams under microgravity

[en] The motion of liquid into a foam under low-gravity conditions is studied both experimentally and theoretically. The foam is confined to two dimensions in a Hele-Shaw cell and the liquid fraction measured by image analysis. The foam imbibition is shown to be a diffusive process. Two models are analysed, corresponding to the limits of rigid and mobile interfaces in the Plateau borders. Liquid fraction profiles are compared to experimental ones. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Disciplines :

Chemistry
Physics

Author, co-author :

Caps, Hervé ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Optofluidique

Cox, S. J.

Decauwer, H.

Weaire, D.

Vandewalle, Nicolas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique

Language :

English

Title :

Capillary rise in foams under microgravity

Publication date :

01 July 2005

Journal title :

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

ISSN :

0927-7757

eISSN :

1873-4359

Publisher :

Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Volume :

261

Issue :

1-mars Sp. Iss. SI

Pages :

131-134

Peer reviewed :

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