Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol.266, No.1, 202-207, 2003
Unusual properties of foams at low pressures
In addition to a high coarsening rate, foams at low pressures may show special properties. These include a bulk modulus going to zero, a Poisson's ratio approaching zero, and a zero binding energy, implying foam separation into individual bubbles at a critical pressure. We provide examples of calculations made for particular two-dimensional clusters with an ideal gas, which illustrate these features. We also discuss the difficulties in performing experiments at the low pressures at which the unusual properties show up. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.