Characterisation of porous media by the virtual capillary condensation method

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 300, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 11-20

  Štěpánek, František ^a   Šoóš, Miroslav ^b   Rajniak, Pavol ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Capillary condensation; Computer simulation; Hysteresis; Pore size distribution; Porous media; Volume of Fluid method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONDENSATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE SIZE;

PORE MORPHOLOGY; VIRTUAL CAPILLARY CONDENSATION METHOD; VOLUME OF FLUID (VOF) METHOD;

POROUS MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY CONDENSATION METHOD; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34147178506     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2006.10.018     Document Type: Article

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