Darcy's law-based numerical simulation for modeling 3D liquid absorption into porous wicks

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1132-1143

  Masoodi, Reza ^a   Tan, Hua ^a   Pillai, Krishna M ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Darcy's law; FE CV method; Imbibition; Polymer wicks; PORE FLOW; Suction pressure; Washburn equation; Wicking

Indexed keywords

DARCY'S LAW; FE/CV METHOD; IMBIBITION; PORE-FLOW; SUCTION PRESSURE; WASHBURN EQUATION; WICKING;

ABSORPTION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); GROUNDWATER FLOW; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; SEEPAGE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 79954471888     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12343     Document Type: Article

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