Experiments and simulations of liquid imbibition in aqueous foams under microgravity

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 108-111

  Saint Jalmes, A ^a   Cox, S J ^b   Marze, S ^a   Safouane, M ^a   Langevin, D ^a   Weaire, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOAMS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; ROCKETS; VISCOSITY;

CAPILLARY MOTION; FOAM DRAINAGE EQUATIONS; MAXUS 6 SOUNDING ROCKET; MICROGRAVITY;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

EID: 33845416204     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02870391     Document Type: Conference Paper

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