Wicking effect

The amount of soil residues found In the different soil depths, as shown In Tables VI to XI, Indicated that a major trend for the pesticides was to concentrate In the upper 0-1 Inch layer of soil. A theoretical explanation could be the "wick effect reported by Hartley. As water evaporates off the soil... 

Fiber blending is a very common method of reducing the flammability of flammable fibers. Polyester is usually blended with cotton and this polycotton, if has lower than 50% polyester content can pass the simple vertical strip flammability test. With higher polyester content, sometimes the blended fiber is more flammable than the individual components. This is called wicking effect where the cotton acts like a wick, holding the polyester component together, which bums. Cotton-nylon blend are also quite commonly used to reduce flammability of cotton. 

The design of the electrodes may be of importance by special machining of the electrode surface it has been possible to obtain a wicking effect so a higher current density than usual can be applied.49... 

Rossi, R.M., Stampfli, R., Psikuta, A., Rechsteiner, I., Bmhwiler, P.A., 2011. Transplanar and in-plane wicking effects in sock materials under pressure. Text. Res. J. 81, 1549-1558. 

PVC-coated polyester fabrics are used as the building materials for the majority of membrane constmctions. In certain cases, fabrics and yam reinforcements made of polyester require special protection against UV radiation. Because of the need for lower water and/or dirt absorption at the edge of polyester fabrics, specially treated Tow wick yarns are used to avoid the unwanted wick effect (see Rg. 3.5, ref. Mehler). 

Screen Type Weave Type Orientation Symons (1974) Wicking Effective Diameter, Dodge Fries et ai. (2000) (2007) (pm) Hastings etai. (2011)... 

Renita et al. The wicking effect, antibacterial and liquid barrier properties of non-woven coated with PEG were studied. 21... 

Glass fiber-reinforced grades exhibit a significant reduction in mechanical properties. This can be explained (as for many other glass fiber-reinforced plastics) by capillary effects at the glass fiber/polymer interface (wicking effect) [837],... 

Because of the hygroscopic nature of starch and fish glues and the wicking effect of wax resins, conservators have been prompted to search further for new materials to function as lining adhesives. Fortunately in the 20th C., polymer science has provided many new raw materials and processes to develop alternate techniques. 

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