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Rheology of Foam Near the Order-Disorder Phase TransitionFoams are extremely important in a variety of industrial applications. Foams are widely used in fire-fighting applications, and are especially effective in fighting flammable liquid fires. In fact the Fire Suppression System aboard the Space Shuttle utilizes cylinders of Halon foam, which, when fired, force a rapidly expanding foam into the convoluted spaces behind instrument panels. Foams are critical in the process of enhanced oil recovery, due to their surface-active and highly viscous nature. They are also used as drilling fluids in underpressurized geologic formations. They are used as transport agents, and as trapping agents. They are also used as separation agents, where ore refinement is accomplished by froth flotation of the typically lighter and hydrophobic contaminants. The goal of the proposed investigation is the determination of the mechanical and rheological properties of foams, utilizing the microgravity environment to explore foam rheology for foams which cannot exist, or only exist for a short time, in 1g.
Document ID
20010004338
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Holt, R. Glynn
(Boston Univ. Boston, MA United States)
McDaniel, J. Gregory
(Boston Univ. Boston, MA United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: Proceedings of the Fourth Microgravity Fluid Physics and Transport Phenomena Conference
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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