Tensile water transport in a porous gel

Authors
de Sousa, PL Engelsberg, M Moreira, FGB
Citation
Pl. De Sousa et al., Tensile water transport in a porous gel, PHYS REV E, 60(2), 1999, pp. R1174-R1177
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW E
ISSN journal
1063651X → ACNP
Volume
60
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Part
A
Pages
R1174 - R1177
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(199908)60:2<R1174:TWTIAP>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A Monte Carlo simulation model, which incorporates the effect of tensile fo rces as well as diffusion, is proposed to explain the behavior of water tra nsport in a saturated porous gel. The algorithm is able to account for the puzzling moisture profiles, which were first observed by conventional magne tic resonance imaging and, more recently, by Overhauser imaging. [S1063-651 X(99)51208-7].