Spontaneous radial capillary impregnation across a bank of aligned micro-cylinders. Part II: Experimental investigations

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 677-691

  Neacsu, V ^a   Obaid, A Abu ^b   Advani, S G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary flow; Experimental technique; Flow through porous media; Micro scale phenomena; Multiphase flows

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); GAS DYNAMICS; IMPREGNATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MATERIALS;

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIA; MICRO-SCALE PHENOMENA; TRAPPED GAS;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); GAS DYNAMICS; IMPREGNATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 33646855970     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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