Abstract
By means of a density functional approach, the phase equilibria of a fluid confined between two adsorbing walls, i.e., in a slitlike capillary, have been investigated. The theory provides a microscopic basis for the phenomenon of capillary condensation and, for fluids in narrow slits, predicts a line of critical points marking the end of the lines of coexistence between "liquid" and "gas" phases.
Keywords
Capillary condensationCondensationCapillary actionMaterials scienceLine (geometry)ThermodynamicsMechanicsPhysicsChemistryAdsorptionPhysical chemistry
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- 1984
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 557-560
- Citations
- 169
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Robert Evans,
P. Tarazona
(1984).
Theory of Condensation in Narrow Capillaries.
Physical Review Letters
, 52
(7)
, 557-560.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.52.557
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- DOI
- 10.1103/physrevlett.52.557