Computer simulation of evolving capillary bridges in granular media

Granular Matter

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-103

  Grof, Zdeněk ^a   Lawrence, Christopher J ^a   Štěpánek, František ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillary force; Condensation; Contact angle; Drying; Liquid bridge; Surface tension; Topology

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FORCE; LIQUID BRIDGE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; DRYING; SURFACE TENSION; TOPOLOGY;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 37449005412     PISSN: 14345021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-007-0071-1     Document Type: Article

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