Forced Flow Percolation for Modeling of Liquid Penetration of Barrier Materials

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-62

  Miller, A ^a   Schwartz, P ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER FABRIC; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTY; POROSITY;

EID: 0035560382     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: 17542340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405000108659556     Document Type: Article

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