A high rate flow-focusing foam generator

dc.creatorLorenceau, Elise
dc.creatorSang, Yann Yip Cheung
dc.creatorHohler, Reinhard
dc.creatorCohen-Addad, Sylvie
dc.date2006-01-05
dc.date2006-09-25
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dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:59:46Z
dc.descriptionWe use a rigid axisymetric microfluidic flow focusing device to produce monodisperse bubbles, dispersed in a surfactant solution. The gas volume fraction of the dispersion collected out of this device can be as large as 90%, demonstrating that foam with solid-like viscoelastic properties can be produced in this way. The polydispersity of the bubbles is so low that we observe crystallization of our foam. We measure the diameter of the bubbles and compare these data to recent theoretical predictions. The good control over bubble size and foam gas volume fraction shows that our device is a flexible and promising tool to produce calibrated foam at a high flow rate.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0601027
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0601027
dc.identifierPHYSICS OF FLUIDS 18, 097103 (2006)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1063/1.2353799
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/107867
dc.subjectFluid Dynamics
dc.titleA high rate flow-focusing foam generator
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