Issue
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 11, Number PR6, Octobre 2001
Sciences de la matière et microgravité
Page(s) Pr6-227 - Pr6-230
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2001626
Sciences de la matière et microgravité

J. Phys. IV France 11 (2001) Pr6-227-Pr6-230

DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2001626

Foaming mechanisms in transient foams under microgravity conditions

M. Anderson1, B. Kronberg1, C. Lockowandt2, B. Prunet-Foch3 and M. Vignes-Adler3

1  Institute for Surface Chemistry, Box 5607, 11486 Stockholm, Sweden
2  Swedish Space Corp., Rymdbolaget, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
3  LPMDI, FRE 2395 du CNRS, Université de Marne-la-Vallée, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée cedex, France


Abstract
The physics of transient foam is a difficult topic to investigate mainly because gravity is a prominant driving force to foam collapse. Recently, we have investigated the coarsening of aqueous and organic foams under microgravity environment.



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