Merging of soap bubbles and why surfactant matters

The merging of two soap bubbles is a fundamental fluid mechanical process in foam formation. In the present experimental study, the liquid films from two soap bubbles are brought together. Once the liquid layers initially separated by a gas sheet are bridged on a single spot, the rapid merging of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pfeiffer, Patricia, Zeng, Qingyun, Tan, Beng Hau, Ohl, Claus-Dieter
Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143946