A study on slow evaporation of liquids in a dual-porosity porous medium using square network model

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1643-1656

  Pillai, K M ^a   Prat, M ^b   Marcoux, M ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

Drying; Dual porosity porous media; Dual scale porous media; Films; Invasion percolation; Porous media

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CURING; DEWATERING; EVAPORATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAVITATION; LIQUID FILMS; LIQUIDS; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SHIELDING; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

DRYING; DUAL-POROSITY POROUS MEDIA; DUAL-SCALE POROUS MEDIA; FILMS; INVASION PERCOLATION; POROUS MEDIA;

VAPORS;

EID: 59349115147     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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