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A layer of fluid lines the individual alveoli and is in contact with their contained gases. One of the physical properties exhibited by an air-liquid mixture surface tension is surface tension. This is a force which acts to reduce the area of gas-liquid contact to a minimum. Thus, air bubbles collapse in water because of the surface force developed by the fluid. However, bubbles can be maintained in water to which soap has been added, since the soap diminishes this active surface force.

Fabric finishing processes, stabilisation and surface treatments, are carried out to ensure fabric stability and to modify its surface characteristics to regulate the fabric permeability. During the production process yarns are held under tension, so there is a tendency for them to relax once the tension is removed. This can cause major operational problems during filtration such as cloth port-holes moving out of alignment with the holes in the Filter plate, thereby impeding flow of filtrate out of the press or feed slurry bypassing the filtration area. To avoid such problems, the fabric is subject to either hot aqueous or dry thermal treatment operations.

More specifically, the fineness is specified by a minimum average surface area of 1,600 to 1,800 sq cm per gram, depending on the type of cement being made. The purpose of the gypsum is to make the mixture surface tension of the cement with water and aggregate (as in fresh concrete mix) remain fluid and workable over a period of several hours. Without the addition of gypsum, the mixture surface tension might set before it had been properly placed in the forms.