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Interfacial Tension and Contact Angle in Immiscible Systems by Capillary Pressure Measurements

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The recent development of experimentation in space, under microgravity conditions, makes it possible to measure the interfacial tension (σ) between immiscible fluids (organic compounds, liquid alloys…) by a straigthforward application of the Laplace equation in its simplest form.

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  1. Istituto di Chimica Fisica Applicata dei Materiali del C.N.R, Lungobisagno Istria 34, 16141, Genova, Italy

    L. Liggieri, E. Ricci, N. Rando & A. Passerone

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  1. Réactivité des Solides, UA 23 CNRS, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France

    Louis-C. Dufour

  2. Laboratoires de Bellevue, Physique des Matériaux, CNRS, Meudon, France

    Claude Monty

  3. Ingénierie des Matériaux et des Hautes Pressions, CNRS, Université de Paris-Nord, Villetaneuse, France

    Georgette Petot-Ervas

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Liggieri, L., Ricci, E., Rando, N., Passerone, A. (1989). Interfacial Tension and Contact Angle in Immiscible Systems by Capillary Pressure Measurements. In: Dufour, LC., Monty, C., Petot-Ervas, G. (eds) Surfaces and Interfaces of Ceramic Materials. NATO ASI Series, vol 173. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1035-5_27

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