Measurement of air-water interfacial area for multiple hysteretic drainage curves in an unsaturated fine sand

A new method has been developed to measure fluid-fluid interfacial area during multiple drainages, along with the measurement of hysteretic capillary pressure-saturation (P(c)-S) relationships in unsaturated porous media. The method makes use of an automated device which has been successfully used f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1991. - 22(2006), 16 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 6874-80
1. Verfasser: Chen, Lixia (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kibbey, Tohren C G
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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