Relationship between stability and topological properties of two-dimensional foam

Citation
Gb. Han et al., Relationship between stability and topological properties of two-dimensional foam, CHEM J CH U, 22(7), 2001, pp. 1177-1180
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL JOURNAL OF CHINESE UNIVERSITIES-CHINESE
ISSN journal
02510790 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1177 - 1180
Database
ISI
SICI code
0251-0790(200107)22:7<1177:RBSATP>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
An experimental study of the evolution of two-dimensional foam is presented . The topological properties of two-dimensional foam as a function of the e volution time were investigated, and the relationship between the topologic al properties and stability of two-dimensional foam was discussed. In the e volution of two-dimensional foam, two distinct states were observed: a tran sient state characterized by the presence of ordered state and a long-term fully disordered state. The long-term behavior of the foam shows that the a verage bubble area increases as a power law with exponent a=1.5, which is d eviated from Von Neumann law and the possible reasons discussed. In additio n, the distribution of sides of bubbles and the second moment of the distri bution of number of sides are also discussed.