Pore network model of evaporation in porous media with continuous and discontinuous corner films
Rui Wu, Tao Zhang, Chao Ye, C. Y. Zhao, Evangelos Tsotsas, Abdolreza Kharaghani
Abstract
A dynamic pore network model is developed for evaporation in porous media with continuous and discontinuous corner films. The continuous corner films can be interrupted into discontinuous ones by the capillary scissors effect due to the local convex topology of the solid matrix in porous media.
Topics & Concepts
Porous mediumMaterials scienceEvaporationPorosityMatrix (chemical analysis)Network modelCapillary actionComposite materialMechanicsRegular polygonNetwork topologyCapillary pressureTopology (electrical circuits)Flow (mathematics)Deposition (geology)Fluid Dynamics and Thin FilmsNanomaterials and Printing TechnologiesAerogels and thermal insulation