Pore scale mechanisms for enhanced vapor transport through partially saturated porous media

Water Resources Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Shahraeeni, Ebrahim ^a   Or, Dani ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING BLOCKES; CAPILLARY TRANSPORT; CONTINUUM MODEL; ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; EVAPORATION AND CONDENSATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GASEOUS DIFFUSION; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; LIQUID BRIDGE; LIQUID PHASE; LOW WATER-CONTENT; PARTIALLY SATURATED POROUS MEDIA; PORE SCALE; PORE-SCALE MODEL; VAPOR DIFFUSION; VAPOR FLUXES; VAPOR TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR FLUX;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DIFFUSION; INERT GASES; LIQUIDS; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

VAPORS;

CAPILLARITY; CONDENSATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; FLUID MECHANICS; GAS FLOW; ISOTHERM; NOBLE GAS; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATED MEDIUM; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84861323701     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011WR011036     Document Type: Article

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