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Capillarity and surface tension

Explore capillary rise and depression by changing tube radius, contact angle and surface tension. Compare the viscous approach to equilibrium with Jurin height and capillary pressure.

Capillarity and surface tension — Actual application image
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Compare three radii in one bath. Change wetting to turn rise into depression.

Equations used in the module
Equations
Δp = 2γ cos θ/r
h∞ = 2γ cos θ/(ρgr)
h′ = [r²ρg/(8μ max(|h|,hentry))] (h∞ − h)
Young–Laplace narrow-tube approximation

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