Table 1.
Model | Equation | Notes | |
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1D [16] |
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Describes the pressure in a capillary channel. (Refer to “Capillary” in Fig. 2) | |
2D [24] |
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Describes the pressure when liquid begins to expand beyond the opening of the end of a channel (Refer to Stage 3 in Fig. 2) | |
3D [4] |
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Describes the pressure when liquid begins to expand beyond the opening of the end of a channel (Refer to Stage 3 in Fig. 2) |
D is the diameter of a circular channel, D is substituted with the hydraulic diameter, Dh for a channel of any other shape, θc is the contact angle of liquid on solid (channel surface), γla is the liquid surface energy in contact with air, hn is the height of the channel, w and h are the width and height of the channel, β is the opening angle of the channel expansion