Inclusion of solid particles drastically affects the pattern evolution of phase separation of a binary fluid mixture, via preferential wetting of one of the phases to the particles. Here we study this problem by numerical simulation, which incorporates interparticle hydrodynamic interactions properly. When particles favor one of the components of a mixture, wetting layers are quickly formed on ...

We use regular solution theory and implement a three-gradient model for a liquid/vapour system in contact with a complex surface topology to study the shape of a liquid drop in advancing and receding wetting scenarios. More specifically, we study droplets on an inverse opal: spherical cavities in a hexagonal pattern. In line with experimental data, we find that the surface may switch from hydro...

We present results from molecular dynamics simulations for the non-equilibrium evolution of a binary fluid in the presence of a wetting surface. We study the pattern dynamics which results when a homogeneous fluid mixture is quenched to temperatures both above and below the critical temperature. Our extensive computer simulation results are in agreement with arguments based on Ginzburg-Landau t...

Alkane mixtures are model systems where the influence of surface tension gradients during the spreading and the evaporation of wetting drops can be easily studied. The surface tension gradients are mainly induced by concentration gradients, mass diffusion being a stabilising process. Depending on the relative concentration of the mixture, a rich pattern of behaviours is obtained. keywords Movin...

in oil industry, spontaneous imbibition is an important phenomenon in recovery from fractured reservoirs which can be defined as spontaneous uptake of a wetting fluid into a porous solid. spontaneous imbibition involves both cocurrent and countercurrent flows. when a matrix block is partially covered by water, oil recovery is dominated by cocurrent imbibition i.e. the production of non wetting ...

Let W be a finite or an affine Coxeter group and Wc the set of all the fully commutative elements in W . For any left cell L of W containing some fully commutative element, our main result of the paper is to prove that there exists a unique element (say wL) in L ∩ Wc such that any z ∈ L has the form z = xwL with `(z) = `(x) + `(wL) for some x ∈ W . This implies that L is left connected, verifyi...

conclusions in conclusion, the suspension containing veegum 1%, sodium carboxy methyl cellulose 1%, glycerine 0.2%, sodium citrate 0.3% and sorbitol 20 % was chosen as the most physically stable formulation. results according to the results, glycerin (0.2%) and sodium citrate (0.3%) had the best effect on the suspension stability as wetting and flocculating agents, respectively. rheological pro...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the psychological problems associated with bedwetting and combined (day and night) wetting in children aged around 7(1/2) years. METHODS Participants were a cohort of over 8000 children enrolled in the population-based Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Parents completed postal questionnaires assessing common childhood psychological problems, and childre...