Influence of the cross-section shape in the capillaries on the wetting properties demonstrated by the calculated wetting angles

International Agrophysics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-16

  Hartge, K H ^a   Bachmann, J ^a   Woche, S K ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillary cross section; Capillary rise; Wetting angles

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CROSS SECTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; WETTING;

EID: 2642586425     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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