CAPILLARY CONDENSATION BETWEEN SPHERES

被引:42
作者
DOBBS, HT
DARBELLAY, GA
YEOMANS, JM
机构
[1] Department of Physics, Oxford, OX1 3NP
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1992年 / 18卷 / 05期
关键词
LIQUID THIN FILMS; SURFACE PROCESSES; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE TRANSITIONS; AND CRITICAL POINTS; LIQUID-VAPOR TRANSITIONS;
D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/18/5/011
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Using an interface potential approach we consider the adsorption of van der Waals fluids onto a substrate of two adjacent spheres. The capillary condensation transition, where the liquid film forms a bridge between the spheres, is studied as a function of chemical potential and reduced temperature.
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页码:439 / 444
页数:6
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