Capillary wetting and interfacial phenomena in microstructures

• Main Author: Radiom, Milad
• Other Authors: Chan Weng Kong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Fluid mechanics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/40630
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fluid penetration into capillary tubes resulting from the interplay between solid-liquid adhesive interactions and liquid-liquid cohesive interactions is a ubiquitous phenomenon. In nature, the rise of underground water in the soil is due to capillary pressure. Moreover, a wide variety of technologi...