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Observation of Large-Scale Structures in Unsaturated Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

J. E. Maneval ,
M.J. Mccarthy  and
S. Whitaker
J. E. Maneval
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
M.J. Mccarthy
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616
S. Whitaker
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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Abstract

We report here the use of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in the observation of liquid-phase fraction distributions in a partially-wetted sample of glass beads. By combiningboth large- and small-scale imaging techniques, we can study the transition from local-averaged saturations to large-scale averaged saturations. The image data allows us to assess the utility of the large-scale measurements We comment on the reliability and generality of the measurements for our specific system.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 195: Symposium S – Physical Phenomena in Granular Materials , 1990 , 531
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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