The role of surface tension on the residual water content of fabrics

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-94

  Carter, Daniel L ^a,c,d   Shah, Dinesh O ^a,b,c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Chemical Engineering Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Residual water; Surface tension; Water retention

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTACT ANGLE; COTTON; DRYING; FABRICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; LAUNDRIES; MOISTURE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASHING;

AIR-LIQUID INTERFACE; CAPILLARY HEIGHT; RESIDUAL WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION;

SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 22944454871     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-005-0335-5     Document Type: Article

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