Bursting of a fluid film in a viscous environment

The dynamics of break-up of soap films is usually limited by an inertial resistance. We present here experimental results on the retraction of a fluid sheet in a viscous atmosphere. The border of the film is observed to form a rim, which retracts at a constant velocity. Contrasting with usual soap f...

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Published inEurophysics letters Vol. 76; no. 2; pp. 236 - 242
Main Authors Reyssat, E, Quere, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IOP Publishing 01.10.2006
EDP Sciences
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47.55.N
68.03.Cd
68.15.+e
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Summary:The dynamics of break-up of soap films is usually limited by an inertial resistance. We present here experimental results on the retraction of a fluid sheet in a viscous atmosphere. The border of the film is observed to form a rim, which retracts at a constant velocity. Contrasting with usual soap films, the bursting dynamics is limited by the friction arising from the presence of a viscous environment. A simple model is developed to explain these results.
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ISSN:0295-5075
1286-4854
DOI:10.1209/epl/i2006-10262-x