Viscous stabilization of drying front: three-dimensional pore network simulations
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In this study, a recently developed pore network drying model (Metzger et al. 2007a), which accounts for liquid viscosity, is applied to three dimensions for the first time. Isothermal convective drying is simulated for a cubic network (25×25×50) with pore throats of mono-modal radius distribution. The role of liquid viscosity is assessed by comparison with non-viscous drying of the same network. Simulation results are presented as phase distributions, saturation profiles and drying rate curves.
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