Laplace pressure of spherical shapes¶
Under the curved surface of a fluid, in addition to the internal pressure, additional pressure is created due to the curvature of the surface. The excess pressure under the curved surface of the fluid is called Laplace pressure.
Links:
- laplace_pressure¶
Excess pressure under the curved surface.
- Symbol:
P_L- Latex:
\(P_\text{L}\)
- surface_tension¶
Surface tension of the fluid.
- Symbol:
sigma- Latex:
\(\sigma\)
- radius_of_curvature¶
Radius of curvature of the surface.
- Symbol:
R
- law¶
P_L = 2 * sigma / R- Latex:
- \[P_\text{L} = \frac{2 \sigma}{R}\]