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Intrusion Pressure to Initiate Flow through Pores between Spheres.
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PMID:  22260343     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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In this work, clusters of three or four spheres were used to examine intrusion pressure. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or polyamide 66 (PA66) spheres were arranged horizontally to create a single pore. Liquid drops of water or ethylene glycol were gently introduced from above. If the spheres were too large, drops flowed through as soon as they were deposited. If the spheres were too small, liquid was suspended in the neck of the pore and could not pass through; drops became unstable and fell to one side. Alternatively, if spheres of a certain size were chosen, then capillary forces initially prevented drops of lesser stature from breaking though. However, as these drops grew taller, they eventually reached a height where the gravitational force exceeded the capillary force and the liquid flowed through the pore. A simple model for intrusion pressure was derived. Estimates from the model agreed well with experimentally measured values.
Authors:
Charles William Extrand; Sung In Moon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1520-5827     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
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Created Date:  2012-1-20     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  9882736     Medline TA:  Langmuir     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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