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M. Premuda

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arXiv2009

A transport theory approach to percolation of liquids through porous media

The percolation of a liquid through a porous material is investigated with the help of equations of the Onsager type. An expression is derived for the molecular attraction, starting from Sutherland's potential approximation to the van der Waals interaction. Then appropriate Onsager equations incorporating this molecular attraction are written from transport theory considerations, in terms of dimensionless variables. As an application, the system of self-similar equations so derived is applied to a simplified situation.

cond-mat.other↗

arXiv2005

A Kinetic Approach to the Calculation of Surface Tension in a Spherical Drop

Surface tension in drops has been investigated mainly from a thermodynamic standpoint, more rarely with kinetic methods. In the present work, this problem is studied in the framework of kinetic theory, starting from Sutherland's approximation for Van Der Waals interaction between molecules. Surface tension is calculated as a function of drop radius: it is found that it approaches swiftly an asymptotic value, for radii of several times the intermolecular distance. This theoretical asymptotic value is compared to experimental values for a few liquids, and is found in reasonable agreement.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗