Liquid flow in foams under microgravity

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 45-52

  Cox, S J ^a   Verbist, G ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FOAMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

AQUEOUS FOAMS; PLATEAU BORDER NETWORK;

MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING;

EID: 0345763163     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02870946     Document Type: Article

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