(capillarity)
51Tolman length — The Tolman length delta (also known as Tolman s delta) measures the extent by which the surface tension of a small liquid drop deviates from its planar value. It is conveniently defined in terms of an expansion in 1/R, with R=R {e} the equimolar… …
52Sorptivity — John Philip (1957) described sorptivity as a measure of the capacity of the medium to absorb or desorb liquid by capillarity . Calculation of the true sorptivity required numerical iterative procedures dependent on soil water content and… …
53Paolo Casati — (in Latin, Paulus Casatus) (1617 ndash; 22 December 1707) was an Italian Jesuit mathematician. Born in Piacenza to a Milanese family, he joined the Jesuits in 1634. After completing his mathematical and theological studies, he moved to Rome,… …
54Lewis Waterman — Lewis Edson Waterman (November 20, 1837 ndash; May 1, 1901), born in Decatur, New York, was the inventor of the capillary feed fountain pen and the founder of the Waterman pen company.In 1883, Waterman was an insurance broker in New York City,… …
55Senecio kleinia — Taxobox name= Kleinia neriifolia image width = 260px image caption = Verode regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae subfamilia = Asteroideae tribus = Senecioneae genus = Kleinia… …
56Groundwater model — Groundwater models are computer models of groundwater flow systems, and are used by hydrogeologists. Groundwater models are used to simulate and predict aquifer conditions.CharacteristicsAn unambiguous definition of groundwater model is difficult …
57Capillary length — In fluid mechanics, capillary length is a characteristic length scale for fluid subject to a body force from gravity and a surface force due to surface tension.The capillary length is defined asG.K. Batchelor, An Introduction To Fluid Dynamics ,… …
58Similitude of ship models — Manned models Many research workers, hydraulics specialists and engineers have used scale models for over a century, in particular in towing tanks. Manned models are small scale models that can carry and be handled by at least one person on an… …
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60Thermal capillary wave — Thermal motion is able to produce capillary waves at the molecular scale. At this scale,gravity and hydrodynamics can be neglected, and only the surface tension contribution isrelevant.Capillary wave theory (CWT) is a classic account of how… …
