Flow along two dimensions of liquid pulses in foams: Experiment and theory

S. A. Koehler, S. Hilgenfeldt, H. A. Stone

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Abstract

Experiments on foam drainage have so far only been performed in essentially one-dimensional flow geometries aligned with the direction of gravity. Here a foam-filled Hele-Shaw cell is used to examine pulsed drainage, which is the flow of a finite liquid volume, both along and perpendicular to the direction of gravity. An exact similarity solution to the generalized foam drainage equation exists, and an asymptotic analysis is presented to elucidate the nonlinear dynamics of the model. Good qualitative and quantitative agreement between theory and experiments on aqueous foams made with SDS surfactant is found when the nodedominated foam drainage model is applied.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)335-341
Number of pages7
JournalEurophysics Letters
Volume54
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2001
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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