Effects of hydrophobic layers on evaporation from porous media

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2008, Pages

  Shokri, Nima ^a   Lehmann, P ^a   Or, D ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; EVAPORATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOISTURE; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

CONTACT LINE CONFIGURATIONS; DIFFUSION LENGTHS; DYE TRACERS; EARLY STAGES; EVAPORATION FLUXES; EVAPORATION RATES; EVAPORATIVE LOSSES; HYDROPHOBIC LAYERS; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; LIQUID FLOWS; LIQUID PHASE; MASS LOSSES; PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PORE WALLS; POROUS MEDIAS; SATURATED POROUS MEDIAS; VAPOR DIFFUSIONS;

VAPORS;

CAPILLARITY; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PERSISTENCE; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 57749194586     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035230     Document Type: Article

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