Understanding and explaining surface tension and capillarity: An introduction to fundamental physics for water professionals;Comprendre et expliquer les tensions de surface et la capillarité: Une introduction à la physique fondamentale pour professionnels du domaine de l'eau

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 811-821

  Sophocleous, Marios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary rise; Interfacial energy; Unsaturated zone; Wetting phenomena; Young's equation

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; INTERFACE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE ENERGY; SURFACE TENSION; VADOSE ZONE; WETTING;

EID: 77952873939     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0565-5     Document Type: Article

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