Department of Mathematics, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ, UK.
Soft Matter. 2018 Jul 18;14(28):5922-5929. doi: 10.1039/c8sm00739j.
We present simulations that show that the equilibrium structure of an ideal two-dimensional foam with a finite contact angle develops an inhomogeneity for high liquid fraction φ. In liquid-liquid emulsions this inhomogeneity is known as flocculation. In the case of an ordered foam this requires a perturbation, but in a disordered foam inhomogeneity grows steadily and spontaneously with φ, as demonstrated in our simulations performed with the Surface Evolver.
我们呈现了一些模拟结果,这些结果表明,具有有限接触角的理想二维泡沫的平衡结构在高液体分数φ下会出现不均匀性。在液-液乳液中,这种不均匀性被称为絮凝。在有序泡沫的情况下,这需要一个微扰,但在无序泡沫中,不均匀性随着φ的增加而稳定且自发地增长,这在我们使用表面进化算法进行的模拟中得到了验证。