Method for direct measurement of the film tension of black foam films at various capillary pressures

• DOI: 10.1007/bf01422667
• Publication Date: 2005-04-11T19:41:23Z
• Authors: D. Platikanov; M. Nedyalkov; N. Rangelova
• Keywords: Tension (geology); Capillary pressure; Laplace pressure

A new experimental method to directly measure the film tension of black foam films is developed on the basis of the Laplace equation. The method allows the determination of the tension of curved (spherical) films with various radii and capillary pressures. Measurements with Newton black films from sodium dodecyl sulphate aqueous solution have been carried out. The results show that in the studied range of curvature radii (70 ÷ 360 μm) the film tension does not depend on the curvature and the capillary pressure.