Capillarity in fibrous filter media: Relationship to filter properties

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 6191-6198

  Mullins, Benjamin J ^a,b   Braddock, Roger D ^c   Kasper, Gerhard ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capillarity; Fibrous media; Filter; Multiphase flow; Porosity; Wetting

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CONTACT ANGLE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROSITY; WETTING;

CAPILLARY RISE; FIBER DIAMETER; FILTER PROPERTIES; PACKING DENSITY;

FILTRATION;

CAPILLARITY; CONTACT ANGLE; FILTRATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROSITY; WETTING;

EID: 34848886066     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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