capillary migration

[′kap·ə‚ler·ē mī′grā·shən]

(hydrology)

Movement of water produced by the force of molecular attraction between rock material and the water.

capillary flow

The flow of moisture through a capillary pore system, as in concrete.

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When we established the gravity-tension balance equations assuming that soil pores are interconnected with each other, the capillary migration path of water is not like a single capillary tube, meaning that channel interleaving was bent and most of the gas-liquid interfaces on the same section are connected.

Calculation of Capillary Rise Height of Soils by SWCC Model

Capillary migration of moisture may occur in any material with a pore structure.

Controlling moisture in buildings. (Technical Briefs)

The second stage of drying commences when the evaporated volume is no longer replenished adequately by capillary migration of liquid from the interior to the surface, or when lateral diffusion inside the boundary layer is insufficient to compensate for the loss in surface area.

Effects of solvent-particle interaction kinetics on microstructure formation during three-dimensional printing