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Capillarity-Driven Oil Flow in Nanopores: Darcy Scale Analysis of Lucas-Washburn Imbibition Dynamics
Simon Gruener, Patrick Huber
We present gravimetrical and optical imaging experiments on the capillarity-driven imbibition of silicone oils in monolithic silica glasses traversed by 3D networks of pores (mesop…
Hydraulic Transport Across Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Nanopores: Flow Experiments with Water and n-Hexane
Simon Gruener, Dirk Wallacher, Stefanie Greulich +2
We experimentally explore pressure-driven flow of water and n-hexane across nanoporous silica (Vycor glass monoliths with 7 or 10 nm pore diameters, respectively) as a function of…
Capillary rise dynamics of liquid hydrocarbons in mesoporous silica as explored by gravimetry, optical and neutron imaging: Nano-rheology and determination of pore size distributions from the shape of imbibition fronts
Simon Gruener, Helen E. Hermes, Burkhard Schillinger +2
We present gravimetrical, optical, and neutron imaging measurements of the capillarity-driven infiltration of mesoporous silica glass by hydrocarbons. Square-root-of-time Lucas-Was…
Anomalous Front Broadening During Spontaneous Imbibition in a Matrix with Elongated Pores
Simon Gruener, Zeinab Sadjadi, Helen E. Hermes +4
During spontaneous imbibition a wetting liquid is drawn into a porous medium by capillary forces. In systems with comparable pore length and diameter, such as paper and sand, the f…
Imbibition in mesoporous silica: rheological concepts and experiments on water and a liquid crystal
Simon Gruener, Patrick Huber
We present, along with some fundamental concepts regarding imbibition of liquids in porous hosts, an experimental, gravimetric study on the capillarity-driven invasion dynamics of…
Capillary Rise and Imbibition of Liquids in Nanoporous Matrices: Rheological Concepts and Experiments
Simon Gruener, Patrick Huber
Liquid flow propelled by capillary forces is one of the most important transport mechanisms in porous environments. It is governed by a fascinating interplay of interfacial, viscou…