Abstract
A numerical simulation of the relaxation process of surfactant micellar solution to a new equilibrium state is performed using model analytical representations for the main characteristics of micellar aggregates. Relaxation stages of molecular aggregate size distribution in the typical regions of aggregation number variations predicted by the analytical theory in two-flux approximation are revealed. Good agreement between the predicted values of the relaxation times of micellar solution and those obtained in numerical simulation is disclosed within the domain of applicability of two-flux approximation. Numerical algorithm proposed in this work makes it possible to study the relaxation process of micellar solution even in the case when two-flux approximation becomes inapplicable. The realization of numerical algorithm can be considered as a kind of experiment for studying the relaxation process of a model micellar solution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 552-561 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Colloid Journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Kolloidnyi Zhurnal |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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