Abstract
A foam is a structured fluid in which gas bubbles are separated by liquid films and the volume fraction of the continuous liquid is small. Surface-active agents, called surfactants, stabilize the thin films against rupture and subsequent coalescence of bubbles; cf. Aubert, Kraynik and Rand [1]. The most common foam fluid is water; we then speak of aqueous foam.
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Friedman, A. (1989). Foam rheology. In: Mathematics in Industrial Problems. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 24. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7402-6_3
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