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<p>The spontaneous wetting and drying of flat porous samples of linen, cotton and synthetic textiles were studied using dynamic neutron radiography (DNR). The progress of the wetting process of the media was delineated from the obtained neutron dynamical radiography images. The results of the investigation reveal a non-classical behaviour of kinetics of wicking of these materials. The character of the wetting kinetics is discussed in terms of the fractal character of the tortuosity of fabric capillaries.</p>
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The spontaneous wetting and drying of flat porous samples of linen, cotton and synthetic textiles were studied using dynamic neutron radiography (DNR). The progress of the wetting process of the media was delineated from the obtained neutron dynamical radiography images. The results of the investigation reveal a non-classical behaviour of kinetics of wicking of these materials. The character of the wetting kinetics is discussed in terms of the fractal character of the tortuosity of fabric capillaries.

Studies on water transport in quasi two-dimensional porous systems using neutron radiography

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The spontaneous wetting and drying of flat porous samples of linen, cotton and synthetic textiles were studied using dynamic neutron radiography (DNR). The...

Studies on water transport in quasi two-dimensional porous systems using neutron radiography

Article Category: Original Paper

Published Online: Dec 05, 2021

Page range: 3 - 9

Received: Jun 23, 2020

Accepted: Sep 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2021-0034

Keywords
Water transport, Drying, Fractal, Neutron radiography, Wettability, Wicking, Wetting

© 2021 Izabela M. Fijał-Kirejczyk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Studies on water transport in quasi two-dimensional porous systems using neutron radiography

Article Category: Original Paper

Published Online: Dec 05, 2021

Page range: 3 - 9

Received: Jun 23, 2020

Accepted: Sep 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2021-0034

KeywordsWater transport, Drying, Fractal, Neutron radiography, Wettability, Wicking, Wetting

© 2021 Izabela M. Fijał-Kirejczyk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Water transport, Drying, Fractal, Neutron radiography, Wettability, Wicking, Wetting