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Van der Waals forces in a three‐phase system
Author(s) -
Sherony D. F.,
Kintner R. C.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690170212
Subject(s) - van der waals force , coalescence (physics) , hamaker constant , van der waals strain , van der waals surface , van der waals radius , chemistry , chemical physics , phase (matter) , dlvo theory , thermodynamics , classical mechanics , physics , molecule , colloid , organic chemistry , astrobiology
An analysis is made of the Van der Waals forces of two different species when separated by a third continuous component. Results show that under certain circumstances, attractions as well as repulsions can exist between the two different species. The theory is applied to a fibrous bed coalescer to determine what type of material would best serve as a coalescence medium.