Simulation of defects in bubble clusters

Simon Cox, Fatima Vaz, P. I. C. Teixeira

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Abstract

Topological defects in a foam, either isolated (disclinations and dislocations) or in pairs, affect the energy and stress, and play an important role in foam deformation. Surface Evolver simulations were performed on large finite clusters of bubbles. These allow us to evaluate the effect of the topology of the defects, and the distance between defects, on the energy and pressure of foam clusters of different sizes. The energy of such defects follows trends similar to known analytical results for a continuous medium.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)0-65101
Number of pages65102
JournalJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Volume22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 2010

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