FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF EVAPORATION–IMBIBITION IN POROUS MEDIA INCLUDING GRAVITY

Yuzeng Duan, Mingchao Liang, Tiantian Xie, Mingqing Zou, Liang Luo and Boqi Xiao
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Yuzeng Duan: School of Physics and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, P. R. China
Mingchao Liang: School of Physics and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, P. R. China
Tiantian Xie: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, P. R. China
Mingqing Zou: China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
Liang Luo: College of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414000, P. R. China
Boqi Xiao: School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China

FRACTALS (fractals), 2025, vol. 33, issue 09, 1-11

Abstract: Evaporation–imbibition (E–I) of porous media is an important transport phenomenon in nature and engineering fields. In this paper, fractal models for E–I in porous media are derived based on the capillary bundle model and fractal geometry theory of porous media. This study analyzes the influences of the microstructural parameters of porous media, evaporation–capillarity (E–C) number, temperature difference, as well as liquid rise height on the E–I of porous media in detail. Moreover, good agreement between fractal model predictions and experimental data validates the present fractal models for the E–I of porous media. The proposed models may provide guidance for the analysis of liquid transport in oil recovery, soil science, paper, and textile treatment.

Keywords: Porous Media; Fractal; Evaporation; Imbibition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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