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Foam stabilization by surfactants: A fractal-percolation fracture model

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A theoretical model is proposed that describes the dependence of foam stability on the surfactant concentration in a foam-forming solution. The model is based on the parameters reflecting a fractal structure and percolation properties of the foam. It is established that a time corresponding to the onset of the liquid out-flow from a foam column sharply increases in a certain narrow surfactant concentration interval.

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  1. Tyumen State University of Oil and Gas, Tyumen, Russia

    Yu. V. Pakharukov & T. E. Shevnina

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Translated from Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2001, pp. 85–88.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2001 by Pakharukov, Shevnina.

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Pakharukov, Y.V., Shevnina, T.E. Foam stabilization by surfactants: A fractal-percolation fracture model. Tech. Phys. Lett. 27, 127–128 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1352769

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