Abstract:
The line tension of Plateau borders is introduced and a general equation for the capillary pressure in a foam is derived, allowing for line tension and including the case of thin films typical of polyhedral foams and emulsions.
Document Type:
Article
Language: English
Citation:
V. V. Krotov, A. I. Rusanov, “Line tension and capillary pressure in foams”, Mendeleev Commun., 8:5 (1998), 177–178
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This publication is cited in the following 2 articles:
M. A. Fortes, P. I. C. Teixeira, “Triple-line decoration and line tension in simple three-dimensional foam clusters”, Phys. Rev. E, 71:5 (2005)
J.-C. Géminard, A. Żywocinski, F. Caillier, P. Oswald, “Observation of negative line tensions from Plateau border regions in dry foam films”, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 84:3 (2004), 199