Dimensional analysis of foam drainage

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 4503-4510

  Stevenson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capillary suction; Dimensional analysis; Foam drainage; Surface viscosity

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

CAPILLARY SUCTION; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; DOAM DRAINAGE; SURFACE VISCOSITY;

FOAMS;

BUBBLE FORMATION; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; FOAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 33646789858     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.02.026     Document Type: Article

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