How ions distribute in a drying porous medium: A simple model
How ions distribute in a drying porous medium: A simple model
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DOI:
10.1063/1.1451081
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发表时间:
2002-04-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Michels, MAJ
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作者:
Huinink, HP;Pel, L;Michels, MAJ
Salt crystallization at surfaces is an important problem for buildings and monuments. We do not consider the formation of salt crystals as such, but focus on transport properties of ions in a drying porous medium. We deal with the first phase of the drying process, where the water is still uniformly distributed throughout the medium. An approximate model is presented, which accounts for both convection and diffusion. It is shown that the key parameter is the Peclet number at the evaporating surface, Peequivalent tohL/epsilonD, where h, L, epsilon, and D are the drying rate, sample size, porosity, and diffusion constant, respectively. When Pe1 (convection dominates over diffusion). Crossover behavior is found for Peapproximate to1. Therefore, it is likely that the first crystals will be formed both in the bulk and at the interfaces of the material when Pe