Spontaneous imbibition in a slit pore: a lattice-gas dynamic mean field study

Edouard Kierlik (1) , Fabio Leoni (2) , Martin Luc Rosinberg (3) , Gilles Tarjus (1)

1 LPTMC - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique de la Matière Condensée
2 SPEC - UMR3680 - Service de physique de l'état condensé
3 UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6

We present a theoretical study of spontaneous imbibition in a slit pore using a lattice-gas model and a dynamic mean-field theory. Emphasis is put on the influence of the precursor films on the speed of the imbibition front due to liquid mass conservation. This work is dedicated to Bob Evans for his 65th birthday in recognition of his seminal contributions to the theory of fluids in confining geometries.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Domaines: Matière Condensée [cond-mat]

Edouard Kierlik, Fabio Leoni, Martin Luc Rosinberg, Gilles Tarjus. Spontaneous imbibition in a slit pore: a lattice-gas dynamic mean field study. Molecular Physics, 2011, pp.1. ⟨10.1080/00268976.2011.552443⟩. ⟨hal-00686165⟩