TY - JOUR
T1 - Shape of an elastic loop strongly bent by surface tension
T2 - Experiments and comparison with theory
AU - Mora, Serge
AU - Phou, Ty
AU - Fromental, Jean Marc
AU - Audoly, Basile
AU - Pomeau, Yves
PY - 2012/8/30
Y1 - 2012/8/30
N2 - When a very flexible wire is dipped into a soapy solution, it collapses onto itself. We consider the regions of high curvature where the wire folds back onto itself, enclosing a capillary film. The shapes of these end loops are measured in experiments using soap films and compared to a known similarity solution. The sizes of these structures provide a simple and reliable way to measure surface tension.
AB - When a very flexible wire is dipped into a soapy solution, it collapses onto itself. We consider the regions of high curvature where the wire folds back onto itself, enclosing a capillary film. The shapes of these end loops are measured in experiments using soap films and compared to a known similarity solution. The sizes of these structures provide a simple and reliable way to measure surface tension.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.86.026119
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.86.026119
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84865987095
SN - 1539-3755
VL - 86
JO - Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
JF - Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
IS - 2
M1 - 026119
ER -