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Baigadilov A, Colombano S, Omirbekov S, Cochennec M, Davarzani D, Lion F, Oxarango L, Bodiguel H. Surfactant foam injection for remediation of diesel-contaminated soil: A comprehensive study on the role of co-surfactant in foaming formulation enhancement. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 930:172631. [PMID: 38670385 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Aqueous foam injection is a promising technique for in-situ remediation of soil and aquifers contaminated by petroleum products. However, the application efficiency is strongly hindered by foam's instability upon contact with hydrocarbons. Addressing this, we propose a new binary surfactant mixture of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) and Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine (CAHS). This study investigates CAHS's role as a co-surfactant in enhancing foam stability against antifoaming diesel oil under static and dynamic conditions. Using a dynamic foam analyzer (DFA-100), we assessed static foam's stability by monitoring decay profiles and bubble growth over time. The results revealed that the highest stability can be reached at a CAHS to SDS ratio of 50:50, increasing the half-life of the foam by 7.7 times. Remarkably, our analyses at bulk and bubble scales also elucidated the mechanisms behind the enhanced foam stability of the proposed binary surfactant mixture in the absence and presence of diesel. Additionally, in a 1D sand column, the SDS-CAHS mixture demonstrated more than twofold improvement of the Resistance Factor, attributed to the better survival of the lamellae due to the reduced rate of their destruction. This formulation also yielded a recovery improvement of >10 % compared to SDS foam. The significant improvements in stability and performance of the SDS-CAHS (50:50) mixture were credited to a robust pseudo-emulsion film formation, creating a higher oil entry barrier. This reinforcement and the surfactant molecules' synergistic interactions at the gas-liquid-oil interface significantly contributed to the overall effectiveness.
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- Adil Baigadilov
- BRGM (French Geological Survey), F-45060 Orléans, France; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LRP, Grenoble 38000, France; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, Grenoble 38000, France.
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- National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- BRGM (French Geological Survey), F-45060 Orléans, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LRP, Grenoble 38000, France
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Commereuc A, Marchand M, Rio E, Boulogne F. Dynamics of bubbles spontaneously entering into a tube. SOFT MATTER 2023. [PMID: 37465921 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00677h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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When an open tube of small diameter touches a bubble of a larger diameter, the bubble spontaneously shrinks and pushes a soap film into the tube. We characterize the dynamics for different bubble sizes and number of soap films in the tube. We rationalize this observation from a mechanical force balance involving the Laplace pressure of the bubble and the viscous force from the advancing soap lamellae in the tube. We propose a numerical resolution of this model, and an analytical solution in an asymptotic regime. These predictions are then compared to the experiments. The emptying duration is primarily affected by the initial bubble to tube diameter ratio and by the number of soap films in the tube.
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- Alexis Commereuc
- Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, 91405, Orsay, France
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Vu KA, Mulligan CN. Utilization of a biosurfactant foam/nanoparticle mixture for treatment of oil pollutants in soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:88618-88629. [PMID: 35834082 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21938-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Oil contamination has become a primary environmental concern due to increased exploration, production, and use. When oil enters the soil, it may attach or adsorb to soil particles and stay in the soil for an extended period, contaminating the soil and surrounding areas. Nanoparticles have been widely used for the treatment of organic pollutants in the soil. Surfactant foam has effectively been employed to remediate various soil contaminants or recover oil compounds. In this research, a mixture of biosurfactant foam/nanoparticle was utilized for remediation of oil-contaminated soil. The results demonstrated that the biosurfactant/nanoparticle mixture and nitrogen gas formed high-quality and stable foams. The foam stability depended on the foam quality, biosurfactant concentration, and nanoparticle dosage. The pressure gradient change in the soil column relied on the flowrate (N2 gas + surfactant/nanoparticle mixture), foam quality, and biosurfactant concentration. The optimal conditions to obtain good quality and stable foams and high oil removal efficiency involved 1 vol% rhamnolipid, 1 wt% nanoparticle, and 1 mL/min flowrate. Biosurfactant foam/nanoparticle mixture was effectively used to remediate oil-contaminated soil, whereas the highest treatment efficiency was 67%, 59%, and 52% for rhamnolipid biosurfactant foam/nanoparticle, rhamnolipid biosurfactant/nanoparticle, and only rhamnolipid biosurfactant, respectively. The oil removal productivity decreased with the increase of flowrate due to the shorter contact time between the foam mixture and oil droplets. The breakthrough curves of oil pollutants in the soil column also suggested that the foam mixture's maximum oil treatment efficiency was higher than biosurfactant/nanoparticle suspension and only biosurfactant.
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- Kien A Vu
- Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, H3G 1M8, Canada
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- Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, H3G 1M8, Canada.
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Foam flow through porous media. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Fundamental Investigation on a Foam-Generating Microorganism and Its Potential for Mobility Reduction in High-Permeability Flow Channels. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15072344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study proposed a novel foam EOR technique using Pseudomonas aeruginosa to generate the foam and investigated the potential of the microbial foam EOR to modify the permeability of a high-permeability porous system. We investigated oxygen nanobubble, carbon dioxide nanobubble and ferrous sulfate concentrations to discover the optimal levels for activating the foam generation of the microorganism through cultivation experiments. We also clarified the behavior of the microbial foam generation and the bioproducts that contribute to the foam generation. The potential of the foam to decrease the permeability of high-permeability porous systems was evaluated through flooding experiments using sand pack cores. The foam generation became more active with the increase in the number of nanobubbles, while there was an optimal concentration of ferrous sulfate for foam generation. The foam was identified as being induced by the proteins produced by the microorganism, which can be expected to bring about several advantages over surfactant-induced foam. The foam successfully decreased the permeability of high-permeability sand pack cores to half of their initial levels. These results demonstrate that the microbial foam EOR has the potential to decrease the permeability of high-permeability porous systems and improve the permeability heterogeneity in oil reservoirs.
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Guan Y. Liquid Foaming Properties. Food Hydrocoll 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0320-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Graziano R, Preziosi V, Tomaiuolo G, Braeckman K, Guido S. Experimental investigation on foam formation through deformable porous media. CAN J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.23785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Raffaele Graziano
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione IndustrialeUniversità di Napoli Federico II Naples Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione IndustrialeUniversità di Napoli Federico II Naples Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione IndustrialeUniversità di Napoli Federico II Naples Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Naples Italy
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- Procter & Gamble, Brussels Innovation Center Strombeek Bever Belgium
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione IndustrialeUniversità di Napoli Federico II Naples Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Naples Italy
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Liu Q, Gao M, Zhao Y, Li J, Qu C, Zhang J, Chen G. Synthesis and Interfacial Activity of a New Quaternary Ammonium Surfactant as an oil/gas field chemical. TENSIDE SURFACT DET 2020. [DOI: 10.3139/113.110665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant s are widely applied in many fields, such as detergent, cosmetics, petroleum and natural gas industries. However, the study of the effect of anion on cationic surfactants is rare. To research the influence of anions on the surface properties, a cationic surfactant was prepared, (cetyltrimethyl ammonium isonicotinate, CTAIN), and the surface properties were studied, including surface tension, critical micelle concentration, foaming ability and stability, and corrosion inhibition. The results indicated that the minimum surface tension of CTAIN is lower than that of CTAC, the foaming ability and foaming stability of CTAIN is higher than that of CTAC, and the corrosion inhibition efficiency on mild steel of CTAC is more potent than that of CTAIN. All the results indicate that the new cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant is a useful surfactant in the related fields.
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- Qiaona Liu
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Reservoir Protection Technology of Oilfields , Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, 710065 , China
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- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Reservoir Protection Technology of Oilfields , Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, 710065 , China
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control , CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing, 102206 , China
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- Shaanxi Environmental Protection Company , Xi'an, 710068 , China
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- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Reservoir Protection Technology of Oilfields , Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, 710065 , China
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- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Reservoir Protection Technology of Oilfields , Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, 710065 , China
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control , CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing, 102206 , China
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- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Reservoir Protection Technology of Oilfields , Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, 710065 , China
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- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Reservoir Protection Technology of Oilfields , Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, 710065 , China
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control , CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology, Beijing, 102206 , China
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Minlan Gao, Lei F, Liu Q, Song Z, Zhang R, Zhang J, Chen G. The Effect of Alkyl Chain Length in Quaternary Ammonium Cationic Surfactants on Their Foaming Properties. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036024419130090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Chen G, Bai Y, Liu Q, Zhang J, Gu X, Li H, Qu C, Zhang Y. Synthesis and Interface Activity of a Series of Dicarboxylic Cationic Surfactants and a Structure–Efficiency Relationship Study. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Gang Chen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXi'an Shiyou University Xi'an China
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Reservoir Protection Technology of Oilfields Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXi'an Shiyou University Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXi'an Shiyou University Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXi'an Shiyou University Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXi'an Shiyou University Xi'an China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXi'an Shiyou University Xi'an China
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution ControlCNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Technology Beijing China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXi'an Shiyou University Xi'an China
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Reservoir Protection Technology of Oilfields Xi'an China
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Trybala A, Koursari N, Johnson P, Arjmandi-Tash O, Starov V. Interaction of liquid foams with porous substrates. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2019.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sheng Y, Jiang N, Lu S, Li C. Fluorinated and fluorine-free firefighting foams spread on heptane surface. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Effect of Surface Dilatational Modulus on Bubble Generation in Visualized Pore-Throat Models. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Mensire R, Wexler JS, Guibaud A, Lorenceau E, Stone HA. Surfactant- and Aqueous-Foam-Driven Oil Extraction from Micropatterned Surfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:13149-13158. [PMID: 27951705 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Liquid-infused surfaces are rough or patterned surfaces in which a lubricating fluid, such as oil, is infused, which exhibits various original properties (omniphobicity, biofouling, drag reduction). An outer flow in a confined geometry can entrain the oil trapped between the pattern of the surfaces by shearing the oil-water interface and cause the loss of the omniphobic properties of the interface. Starting from the theoretical analysis of Wexler et al. (Shear-driven failure of liquid-infused surfaces. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2015, 114, 168301), where a pure aqueous solution is the outer phase, we extend the predictions by introducing an extraction efficiency parameter α and by accounting for new dynamical effects induced by surfactants and aqueous foams. For surfactant solutions, decreasing the oil-water interfacial tension (γow) not only enhances oil extraction as expected but also modifies the dynamics of the receding oil-water interface through the variations of the receding contact angle (θ) with the capillary number (Ca), which is the ratio between the viscous and the capillary forces at the oil-water interface. For aqueous foams, the extraction dynamics are also influenced by the foam flow: oil is sheared by the thin film between the bubbles and the lubricating layer, which imposes a stronger interfacial shear compared to pure aqueous solutions. In both surfactant and foam cases, the experimental observations show the existence of nonuniform extraction dynamics related to the surfactant-induced instability of a two-fluid shear flow.
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- Rémy Mensire
- Laboratoire Navier, UMR 8205 CNRS-ENPC-IFSTTAR, Université Paris-Est , 2 Allée Kepler, F-77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique , 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratoire Navier, UMR 8205 CNRS-ENPC-IFSTTAR, Université Paris-Est , 2 Allée Kepler, F-77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University , Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Jones S, van der Bent V, Farajzadeh R, Rossen W, Vincent-Bonnieu S. Surfactant screening for foam EOR: Correlation between bulk and core-flood experiments. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.03.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Experimental Study on Foam Properties of Mixed Systems of Silicone and Hydrocarbon Surfactants. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11743-016-1822-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen S, Zhou Y, Wang G, Li W, Zhu Y, Zhang J. Influence of Foam Apparent Viscosity and Viscoelasticity of Liquid Films on Foam Stability. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2015.1045599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Arjmandi-Tash O, Kovalchuk N, Trybala A, Starov V. Foam drainage placed on a porous substrate. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:3643-3652. [PMID: 25811970 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm00377f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A model for drainage/imbibition of a foam placed on the top of a porous substrate is presented. The equation of liquid imbibition into the porous substrate is coupled with a foam drainage equation at the foam/porous substrate interface. The deduced dimensionless equations are solved using a finite element method. It was found that the kinetics of foam drainage/imbibition depends on three dimensionless numbers and the initial liquid volume fraction. The result shows that there are three different regimes of the process. Each regime starts after initial rapid decrease of a liquid volume fraction at the foam/porous substrate interface: (i) rapid imbibition: the liquid volume fraction inside the foam at the foam/porous substrate interface remains constant close to a final liquid volume fraction; (ii) intermediate imbibition: the liquid volume fraction at the interface with the porous substrate experiences a peak point and imbibition into the porous substrate is slower as compared with the drainage; (iii) slow imbibition: the liquid volume fraction at the foam/porous substrate interface increases to a maximum limiting value and a free liquid layer is formed between the foam and the porous substrate. However, the free liquid layer disappears after some time. The transition points between these three different drainage/imbibition regimes were delineated by introducing two dimensionless numbers.
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- O Arjmandi-Tash
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE113TU, UK.
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Bakli C, Chakraborty S. Effect of entrapped phase on the filling characteristics of closed-end nanopores. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:161-168. [PMID: 25375220 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm02240h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We investigated the filling dynamics in closed-end capillaries of sub-micron length scale, in which the displacing phase advances at the expense of the entrapped phase. Contrary to common intuition, we reveal that the existence of a displaced phase in a closed-end nano-scale system does not necessarily retard the meniscus advancement over all temporal regimes, unlike what is observed in cases of macro-scale capillaries, but can also sometimes augment the local filling rates. We determined that the combined effect of surface wettability and the displaced phase molecules resulted from the pinning-depinning of the meniscus, and hence, from the local dynamics of capillary filling. We also employed a simple force balance-based model to capture the essential interfacial phenomena governing this behavior, and benchmarked the same with our molecular dynamics simulations. Our results suggest a possible mechanism for modifying the effective wettabilities of nano-scale capillaries without any modification of the surface architecture or chemical treatment of the surface.
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- Chirodeep Bakli
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India.
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Sett S, Sahu RP, Pelot DD, Yarin AL. Enhanced foamability of sodium dodecyl sulfate surfactant mixed with superspreader trisiloxane-(poly)ethoxylate. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:14765-14775. [PMID: 25409539 DOI: 10.1021/la503542b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Gravitational drainage from thin vertical surfactant solution films and gravitational drainage in a settler column are used to study the behavior of foams based on two-surfactant mixtures. Namely, solutions of the anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and nonionic superspreader SILWET L-77, and their mixtures at different mixing ratios, are studied. It is shown, for the first time, that solutions having a longer lifetime in the vertical film drainage process also possess a higher foamability. An additional and unexpected unique result is that when using a mixed surfactant system, the foamability can be much greater than the foamabilities of the individual components.
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- S Sett
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago , 842 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7022, United States
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Dollet B, Jones SA, Méheust Y, Cantat I. Influence of the elastic deformation of a foam on its mobility in channels of linearly varying width. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2014; 90:023006. [PMID: 25215819 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.90.023006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We study foam flow in an elementary model porous medium consisting of a convergent and a divergent channel positioned side by side and possessing a fixed joint porosity. Configurations of converging or diverging channels are ubiquitous at the pore scale in porous media, as all channels linking pores possess a converging and diverging part. The resulting flow kinematics imposes asymmetric bubble deformations in the two channels, which modulate foam-wall friction and strongly impact the flux distribution. We measure, as well as quantitatively predict, the ratio of the fluxes in the two channels as a function of the channel widths by modeling pressure drops of both viscous and capillary origins. This study reveals the crucial importance of boundary-induced bubble deformation on the mobility of a flowing foam, resulting in particular in flow irreversibility.
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- Benjamin Dollet
- Institut de Physique de Rennes, Université Rennes 1, CNRS UMR No. 6251, Campus Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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- Institut de Physique de Rennes, Université Rennes 1, CNRS UMR No. 6251, Campus Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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- Géosciences, Université Rennes 1, CNRS UMR No. 6118, Campus Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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- Institut de Physique de Rennes, Université Rennes 1, CNRS UMR No. 6251, Campus Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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Pang ZX. Mathematical Model of Foam Flowing Characteristics by Snap-Off Mechanisms at Steady State in Porous Media. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2013.805303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Andrukh T, Monaenkova D, Rubin B, Lee WK, Kornev KG. Meniscus formation in a capillary and the role of contact line friction. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:609-615. [PMID: 24652161 DOI: 10.1039/c3sm52164h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We studied spontaneous formation of an internal meniscus by dipping glass capillaries of 25 μm to 350 μm radii into low volatile hexadecane and tributyl phosphate. X-ray phase contrast and high speed optical microscopy imaging were employed. We showed that the meniscus completes its formation when the liquid column is still shorter than the capillary radius. After that, the meniscus travels about ten capillary radii at a constant velocity. We demonstrated that the experimental observations can be explained by introducing a friction force linearly proportional to the meniscus velocity with a friction coefficient depending on the air/liquid/solid triplet. It was demonstrated that the friction coefficient does not depend on the capillary radius. Numerical solution of the force balance equation revealed four different uptake regimes that can be specified in a phase portrait. This phase portrait was found to be in good agreement with the experimental results and can be used as a guide for the design of thin porous absorbers.
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- Taras Andrukh
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, SC 29634, USA.
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Sett S, Sinha-Ray S, Yarin AL. Gravitational drainage of foam films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:4934-4947. [PMID: 23557027 DOI: 10.1021/la4003127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Gravitational drainage from thick plane vertical soap films and hemispherical bubbles is studied experimentally and theoretically. The experiments involve microinterferometry kindred to the one used in the experiments in the Scheludko cell. The following surfactants were used in the experiments: cationic dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), anionic Pantene shampoo which primarily contains sodium lauryl sulfate, nonionic tetraethylene glycol monooctyl ether (C8E4), and nonionic Pluronic (P-123) surfactants at different concentrations. The theoretical results explain the drainage mechanism and are used to develop a new method of measurement of the surface elasticity and to test it on the above-mentioned surfactants.
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- S Sett
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7022, United States
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Farajzadeh R, Andrianov A, Krastev R, Hirasaki GJ, Rossen WR. Foam-oil interaction in porous media: implications for foam assisted enhanced oil recovery. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 183-184:1-13. [PMID: 22921844 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2012.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2012] [Revised: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The efficiency of a foam displacement process in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) depends largely on the stability of foam films in the presence of oil. Experimental studies have demonstrated the detrimental impact of oil on foam stability. This paper reviews the mechanisms and theories (disjoining pressure, coalescence and drainage, entering and spreading of oil, oil emulsification, pinch-off, etc.) suggested in the literature to explain the impact of oil on foam stability in the bulk and porous media. Moreover, we describe the existing approaches to foam modeling in porous media and the ways these models describe the oil effect on foam propagation in porous media. Further, we present various ideas on an improvement of foam stability and longevity in the presence of oil. The outstanding questions regarding foam-oil interactions and modeling of these interactions are pointed out.
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- R Farajzadeh
- Shell Global Solutions International, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
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Motion of a foam lamella in a circular channel under a relaxing small pressure jump. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Jun S, Pelot DD, Yarin AL. Foam consolidation and drainage. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:5323-5330. [PMID: 22369686 DOI: 10.1021/la300412u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A theoretical model of foam as a consolidating continuum is proposed. The general model is applied to foam in a gravity settler. It is predicted that liquid drainage from foam in a gravity settler begins with a slow drainage stage. Next, a stage with faster drainage occurs where the drainage rate doubles compared to the initial stage. The experiments conducted within the framework of this work confirmed the theoretical predictions and allowed measurements of foam characteristics. Foams of three different concentrations of Pantene Pro-V Classic Care Solutions shampoo were studied, as well as the addition of polyethylene oxide (PEO) in one case. The shampoo's main foaming components are sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate. It is shown to what extent foam drainage is slowed down by using higher shampoo concentrations and how it is further decreased by adding polymer (PEO).
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- S Jun
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7022, USA
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Monaenkova D, Lehnert MS, Andrukh T, Beard CE, Rubin B, Tokarev A, Lee WK, Adler PH, Kornev KG. Butterfly proboscis: combining a drinking straw with a nanosponge facilitated diversification of feeding habits. J R Soc Interface 2011; 9:720-6. [PMID: 21849382 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The ability of Lepidoptera, or butterflies and moths, to drink liquids from rotting fruit and wet soil, as well as nectar from floral tubes, raises the question of whether the conventional view of the proboscis as a drinking straw can account for the withdrawal of fluids from porous substrates or of films and droplets from floral tubes. We discovered that the proboscis promotes capillary pull of liquids from diverse sources owing to a hierarchical pore structure spanning nano- and microscales. X-ray phase-contrast imaging reveals that Plateau instability causes liquid bridges to form in the food canal, which are transported to the gut by the muscular sucking pump in the head. The dual functionality of the proboscis represents a key innovation for exploiting a vast range of nutritional sources. We suggest that future studies of the adaptive radiation of the Lepidoptera take into account the role played by the structural organization of the proboscis. A transformative two-step model of capillary intake and suctioning can be applied not only to butterflies and moths but also potentially to vast numbers of other insects such as bees and flies.
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- Daria Monaenkova
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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Farajzadeh R, Andrianov A, Bruining H, Zitha PLJ. Comparative Study of CO2 and N2 Foams in Porous Media at Low and High Pressure−Temperatures. Ind Eng Chem Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1021/ie801760u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Rouhi Farajzadeh
- Department of Geotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands, and Shell International E&P, Kessler Park, 1, 2288 GS Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands, and Shell International E&P, Kessler Park, 1, 2288 GS Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands, and Shell International E&P, Kessler Park, 1, 2288 GS Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands, and Shell International E&P, Kessler Park, 1, 2288 GS Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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Eshpuniyani B, Fowlkes JB, Bull JL. A Boundary Element Model of Microbubble Sticking and Sliding in the Microcirculation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER 2008; 51:5700-5711. [PMID: 19885367 PMCID: PMC2678726 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A pressure driven 2-D channel flow at very low Reynolds numbers (Stokes flow) with a bubble sticking and sliding along one of the walls is studied computationally using the boundary element method (BEM). The moving three phase contact lines are modeled using a Tanner law wherein the contact line speed is linearly proportional to the deviation of the contact angle from its equilibrium value. Results are presented with and without the effect of contact angle hysteresis. Including contact angle hysteresis allows us to predict the stick-slide behavior of bubbles, which in turn affects the long term evolution and dynamics of the bubbles. It is shown that the initial rapid contraction or expansion of the bubbles to achieve local equilibrium with the surrounding pressure field results in cusps and bulges in the wall normal stress profiles. The wall shear stress also increases (with opposite signs upstream and downstream of the bubble) as the fluid rushes in or out of the channel inlet and outlet. In the long term, bubbles slowly expand as they slide along the channel wall. Contact lines are found to correspond to peaks in the wall normal and shear stress profiles at all times. The effectiveness of bubbles in occluding flow through the channel is also examined.
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Terriac E, Emile J, Axelos MA, Grillo I, Meneau F, Boué F. Characterization of bamboo foam films by neutron and X-ray experiments. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2006.10.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Foam–wall friction: Effect of air volume fraction for tangentially immobile bubble surface. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2006.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Denkov ND, Subramanian V, Gurovich D, Lips A. Wall slip and viscous dissipation in sheared foams: Effect of surface mobility. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2005.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dollet B, Elias F, Quilliet C, Raufaste C, Aubouy M, Graner F. Two-dimensional flow of foam around an obstacle: force measurements. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2005; 71:031403. [PMID: 15903427 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.71.031403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2004] [Revised: 01/12/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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A Stokes experiment for foams is proposed. It consists of a two-dimensional flow of a foam, confined between a water subphase and a top plate, around a fixed circular obstacle. We present systematic measurements of the drag exerted by the flowing foam on the obstacle versus various separately controlled parameters: flow rate, bubble volume, bulk viscosity, obstacle size, shape, and boundary conditions. We separate the drag into two contributions: an elastic one (yield drag) at vanishing flow rate and a fluid one (viscous coefficient) increasing with flow rate. We quantify the influence of each control parameter on the drag. The results exhibit in particular a power-law dependence of the drag as a function of the bulk viscosity and the flow rate with two different exponents. Moreover, we show that the drag decreases with bubble size and increases proportionally to the obstacle size. We quantify the effect of shape through a dimensional drag coefficient, and we show that the effect of boundary conditions is small.
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- Benjamin Dollet
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Physique, Saint-Martin-d'Hères Cedex, France
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Nguyen QP, Currie PK, Zitha PLJ. Motion of foam films in diverging–converging channels. J Colloid Interface Sci 2004; 271:473-84. [PMID: 14972625 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2003.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2003] [Accepted: 12/02/2003] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Existing theories of the motion of foam films in capillaries often assimilate the pressure drop over the foam films to the static capillary pressure obtained from the Young-Laplace equation. Hence, they ignore the contribution of dynamic effects associated with the rapid stretching and contraction of the foam films to the overall viscous dissipation. This paper reports an investigation of the motion of foam films in axisymmetric diverging-converging channels, taking into account surface viscosity and elasticity. First, a phenomenological theory for the motion of the foam films is developed using simple physical arguments. We show that the displacement of the film obeys a nonlinear second-order differential equation, which can be solved numerically for the (dimensionless) distance from the inlet and the pressure drop as a function of time. Experiments with foam film motion, conducted using glass diverging-converging channels (minimum radius = 3.00 +/- 0,01 mm, maximum diameter = 7,98 +/- 0,01 mm) and nitrogen foam stabilized with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in brine, are discussed. For a single film motion in the diverging channel, we find that (a) the static pressure drop is a concave-upward function of distance and decreases from 1.0 to about 0.3, whereas (b) the dynamic pressure drop is concave downward and increases from 1 to a maximum of 1.3 and then decreases to 0.7. In the converging channel both the static and dynamic pressure drops are concave-downward functions, but the dynamic pressure drop values are always higher than the static ones. For two films the motions were found to be rather sensitive to the initial arrangement in the channel. The experiments are found to be in excellent agreement with the theoretical predictions. These observations imply that the large flow resistance obtained during foam flow in granular porous media, where converging-diverging channels are abundant, is largely due to the surface elasticity and viscosity of the films.
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- Quoc P Nguyen
- Department of Applied Earth Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Mijnbouwstraat 120, 2628 RX Delft, The Netherlands.
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Barigou M, Deshpande N, Wiggers F. Numerical Simulation of the Steady Movement of a Foam Film in a Tube. Chem Eng Res Des 2003. [DOI: 10.1205/026387603322150471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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