Darcy's law-based model for wicking in paper-like swelling porous media

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2257-2267

  Masoodi, Reza ^a   Pillai, Krishna M ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Darcy's law; Lucas Washburn equation; Permeability; Swelling; Volume averaging method; Wicking

Indexed keywords

DARCY'S LAW; LUCAS-WASHBURN EQUATION; PERMEABILITY; VOLUME AVERAGING METHOD; WICKING;

ABSORPTION; CELLULOSE; FLUID DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LIQUIDS; POROUS MATERIALS; SEEPAGE;

SWELLING;

EID: 78650447213     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12163     Document Type: Article

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