Theoretical and experimental aspects of vacuum impregnation of porous media using transparent etched networks

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1219-1226

  Badillo, Guillermo M ^a   Segura, Luis A ^a   Laurindo, Joao B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drainage; Glass micromodel; Imbibition; Porous structure; Vacuum impregnation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS PROCESS; CAPILLARY FINGERING; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS; EXTERNAL SOLUTIONS; IMBIBITION; IMBIBITION PROCESS; IN-VACUUM; LARGE SYSTEM; LIQUID SATURATION; LIQUID SOLUTION; POROUS SPACE; POROUS STRUCTURES; PROCESS METHODS; REINFORCED GLASS; SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES; TRANSPARENT GLASS; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; VACUUM IMPREGNATION; VACUUM TANKS; VISCOSITY RATIOS; WHOLE SYSTEMS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CAPILLARITY; GLASS; IMPREGNATION; LIQUIDS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; STAINLESS STEEL; TANKS (CONTAINERS); VACUUM; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY; VIDEO CAMERAS; VISCOSITY;

VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

EID: 80052080589     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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