%0 Journal Article %A Kong , Hai-Yan %A He, Jihuan %D 2013 %I Begell House %K fibrous media, wetting, dimensional analysis %N 5 %P 389-391 %R 10.1615/HeatTransRes.2013005573 %T CRITICAL VOLUME OF WETTING LIQUID %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/46784ef93dddff27,57fc0a776619ca42,696b71283d681952.html %V 44 %X The critical volume of wetting liquid, above which coalescence of aligned flexible fibers does not occur, is of great practical interest. By means of dimensional analysis, the formulation of the critical volume is obtained, which depends mainly on the geometrical and mechanical factors. %8 2013-06-18