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Mechanisms ruling the lifetimes of films of liquid mixtures

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Foams and bubbles formed in liquid mixtures have lifetimes longer by several orders of magnitude than in pure liquids of similar viscosities. We have shown recently that this effect results from slight differences in molecular concentrations between bulk and surfaces, which give rise to a thickness-dependent surface tension of liquid films. We present a quantitative description of the enhanced stability of liquid films in binary mixtures, based on experimental data and theoretical analysis. Experiments were performed with mixtures of different natures and compositions: foams of stationary heights were obtained by continuous injection of gas, on one hand, and single bubbles were swollen under the surface of a liquid bath, on the other hand. Remarkably, the lifetimes measured in both experiments exhibit the same variations with mixture composition, and follow a power law with the microscopic length that characterises the amplitude of the thickness-dependent surface tension. In addition, the lifetimes vary with the squared film thicknesses at the onset of bursting. We suggest that two stages occur between the birth of liquid films and their rupture. We show how the thickness-dependent surface tension allows an equilibrium shape to be reached at the end of a first stretching stage. We give an analytical description of this shape, which is fully consistent with experimental findings. We suggest a possible mechanism for final rupture of the film, and discuss it in light of existing theoretical predictions. Finally, we compare the properties of liquid mixtures and surfactant solutions, and in particular their surface rheology.
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hal-03722706 , version 1 (04-10-2022)

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H.-P. Tran, N. Passade-Boupat, F. Lequeux, L. Talini. Mechanisms ruling the lifetimes of films of liquid mixtures. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022, 944, pp.A55. ⟨10.1017/jfm.2022.528⟩. ⟨hal-03722706⟩
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