ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
When a small bubble is driven through a liquid phase to a liquid-gas interface, a thin liquid film forms between them and drains until an instability forms and coalescence occurs. Following Lin and Slattery (1982b), Chen et al. (1984) and Hahn et al. (1985) analyzed this process, neglecting the effects of electrostatic forces and of the surface viscosities. Here we extend their theory to include the effects of the surface viscosities. We employ a modification of the development by Barber and Hartland (1976; Flumerfelt et al., 1982) for a draining film bounded by parallel planes.For a large intermediate range of the surface viscosities, the coalescence time is a strong function of these parameters. Inclusion of the surface viscosities acts to moderate or even reverse trends previously established for the dependence of the coalescence time on the bubble radius, the viscosity of the film liquid, the interfacial tension, the strength of the London-van der Waals forces, and the density difference between the two phases.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690310611
