scholarly journals Dynamic Processes in Soap Films

1968 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karol J. Mysels
Keyword(s):  
Intermolecular Forces ◽  
Liquid Films ◽  
Thin Liquid Films ◽  
Dynamic Processes ◽  
Soap Films ◽  
Oil In Water ◽  
Water Layers ◽  
Lipid Films ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Kinetics Of

Some relations between the two main types of thin liquid films, the water-in-air "soap" films and the invert oil-in-water "lipid" films, are outlined, and several dynamic aspects of film behavior are illustrated and briefly reviewed with reference to more complete treatments. These dynamic processes are important in both types of films, but are easier to study in soap films. The topics include the difference between rigid and mobile films and their interconversion; the origin and measurement of film elasticity; the effect of rate of formation upon film thickness, and the evidence against the existence of thick rigid water layers at the surface; and the kinetics of drainage and the role played in it by viscous flow, marginal regeneration, and intermolecular forces.

scholarly journals Double flow reversal in thin liquid films driven by megahertz-order surface vibration

2014 ◽  
Vol 470 (2169) ◽  
pp. 20130765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amgad R. Rezk ◽  
Ofer Manor ◽  
Leslie Y. Yeo ◽  
James R. Friend
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Surface Acoustic Waves ◽  
Intermolecular Forces ◽  
Liquid Films ◽  
Thin Liquid Films ◽  
Propagation Direction ◽  
Flow Reversal ◽  
Order Surface ◽  
Over Time

Arising from an interplay between capillary, acoustic and intermolecular forces, surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are observed to drive a unique and curious double flow reversal in the spreading of thin films. With a thickness at or less than the submicrometre viscous penetration depth, the film is seen to advance along the SAW propagation direction, and self-similarly over time t 1/4 in the inertial limit. At intermediate film thicknesses, beyond one-fourth the sound wavelength λ ℓ in the liquid, the spreading direction reverses, and the film propagates against the direction of the SAW propagation. The film reverses yet again, once its depth is further increased beyond one SAW wavelength. An unstable thickness region, between λ ℓ /8 and λ ℓ /4, exists from which regions of the film either rapidly grow in thickness to exceed λ ℓ /4 and move against the SAW propagation, consistent with the intermediate thickness films, whereas other regions decrease in thickness below λ ℓ /8 to conserve mass and move along the SAW propagation direction, consistent with the thin submicrometre films.

scholarly journals Kinetics of spinodal phase separation in unstable thin liquid films

2010 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Khanna ◽  
Narendra Kumar Agnihotri ◽  
Manish Vashishtha ◽  
Ashutosh Sharma ◽  
Prabhat K. Jaiswal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Liquid Films ◽  
Thin Liquid Films ◽  
Kinetics Of

Effects of Gravity on Rewetting of Capillary Groove Surface at Elevated Temperatures—Experimental and Theoretical Studies

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 1042-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Chan ◽  
J. D. Blake ◽  
T. R. Shen ◽  
Y. G. Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Liquid Films ◽  
Thin Liquid Films ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Plate Temperature ◽  
Groove Surface ◽  
Grooved Surface ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental And Theoretical Studies ◽  
Good Agreement

Theoretical and experimental investigations of the rewetting characteristics of thin liquid films over heated and unheated capillary grooved plates were performed. To investigate the effect of gravity on rewetting, the grooved surface was placed in upward and downward-facing positions. Profound gravitational effects were observed as the rewetting velocity was found to be higher in the upward than in the downward-facing orientation. The difference was even greater with higher initial plate temperatures. With either orientation, it was found that the rewetting velocity increased with the initial plate temperature. But when the temperature was raised above a rewetting temperature, the rewetting velocity decreased with the initial plate temperature. Hydrodynamically controlled and heat conduction controlled rewetting models were then presented to explain and to predict the rewetting characteristics in these two distinct regions. The predicted rewetting velocities were found to be in good agreement with experimental data with elevated plate temperatures.

scholarly journals Cracks in bursting soap films

2015 ◽  
Vol 778 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bico
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Surface Tension ◽  
Liquid Films ◽  
Thin Liquid Films ◽  
Interfacial Rheology ◽  
Soap Films ◽  
Viscous Effects ◽  
Complex Behaviour ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Surface Tension Forces

The rupture of soap films is traditionally described by a law accounting for a balance between momentum and surface tension forces, derived independently by Taylor and Culick in the 1960s. This law is highly relevant to the dynamics of thin liquid films of jets when viscous effects are negligible. However, the minute amounts of surfactant molecules present in soap films play a major role in interfacial rheology, and may result in complex behaviour. Petit et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 774, 2015, R3) challenge standard thin film dynamics via intriguing experiments conducted with highly elastic surfactants. Unexpected structures reminiscent of faults are observed.

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