Wetting phenomena in porous solids Mechanisms and models Winter

WETTING PHENOMENA IN POROUS SOLIDS MECHANISMS AND MODELS A. Winter 

Geological Survey of Denmark, Thoravej 8, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark ABSTRACT 

The purpose of this paper is to describe physical mechanisms and mathematical models of disordered porous solids relevant for studies of wetting phenomena in such media. Two distinct levels of investigation are considered  

Investigations of wetting phenomena at the single pore level include a description of two different wetting regimes. Furthermore, a criterion for stability of thin wetting films 

The class of mathematical models of porous solids pertaining to the level of a network of capillaries is that of fractal constructs. Applicability of such models to description of 

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