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G. F A G E R L U N D (1)
The theory and practice of suction porosimetry methods a cylindrical pore of radius r with a contact angle 0,
(suction plate, pressure membrane and centrifuge) are reviewed then the relationship between the pore radius r
together with related methods based on the rate of penetration
of wetting liquids, and on static and dynamic fluid/fluid displace- and the radii of interracial curvature rl and r2 is as
ment measurements. shown in eq. (1).
The negative value of Ap indicates that the pres-
sure is lower on the convex side of the meniscus.
1 - INTRODUCTION The principal difference between suction porosimetry
and mercury porosimetry is the effect of the contact
The concept of " suction porosimetry " is used to angle between the liquid and the pore-wall, 0.
describe all methods where a wetting liquid is involved Mercury is almost nonwetting for which reason
in the measurements. Consequently not only pure it must be forced into the poles. In suction porosi-
suction experiments are taken into account but also metry the liquid is wetting and therefore penetrates
methods based upon centrifugation and displacement the pore system itself, and consequently must be
from the pores of a wetting liquid by another liquid forced out of the specimen.
or a gas. Suction porosimetry is applicable in the same
pore-size range as mercury porosimetry, that is, in the
The basic equation is the same as for mercury intermediate range between very coarse pores where
porosimetry viz the Laplace equation for the pressure visual phase integration is the only possible method
difference across the curved interface liquid-gas or and very small pores where the Kelvin equation for
liquid-liquid. capillary condensation is suitable.
(1 1) - - 2 a~jcos 0 (I)
AP = - - a~j + -- r However suction porosimetry brings certain addi-
tional advantages :
where rl and r2 are the principal radii of curvature
of the meniscus and ~r~jis the surface tension between - - The surface tension of a liquid like water is sub-
fluids i and j. I f the i - - j interface meets the wall of stantially lower than for mercury. Hence the
pressures exerted on the specimen during the
determination are considerably smaller.
(1) The Lund Institute of Technology, Division of Building - - Methods can easily be designed where anisotrcpy
Materials, Lund, Sweden. of a specimen is taken into account.
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Watel can be used as measuring fluid, which from Hence the capillary rise is a measure of the pressure
some points of view is a great advantage, since the difference across the curved interface and conse-
interaction between water and pores influences quently of the pore radius.
most materials properties. The interracial curvature is also responsible for a
Information on the pore shape can in principle change in equilibrium vapour pressure of the pore
be obtained by determination of pore-size distri- liquid, which is thus also related to the pore radius.
bution from desorption or drainage as well as This fact forms the basis of Kelvin methods of pore
from absorption or imbibition curves. structural analysis (see p. 209).
The materials often exhibit considerable hysteresis Pressure difference A p is called the " s u c t i o n " o f
in calculation of pore-size distributions from wetting the capillary or the material. Schofield [22] introduc-
of a material or from drying of the same material. ed the concept p F as a measure of the suction of
N o final answer can be given as to whether the " wett- water of a material, p F is defined as the Briggsian
ing curve " or the " drying curve " gives the best logarithm of the possible capillary rise in a capillary
information on the pore structure. Hence it is re- or a material, expressed in cm of water. Thus for h in
commended to use both types of methods at the metres,
determination. p F = 2 + log10 h (4)
General works dealing with determination of pore- The principle of the pF-concept may of course also
size distributions where also the problem of wetting- be used for other types of liquids, but then expressed
drying hysteresis is discussed are Dullien & Batra [10] in cm or m of possible capillary rise of the actual
(with a comprehensive bibliography), SeweU & Wat- liquid.
son [24], Minnen & Vos [19], Vos & Tammes [26],
Bomberg [5-7] (also with a comprehensive biblio- Eq. (1) expresses the " capillary potential " at the
graphy) and de Boer [4]. interface. For a horizontal capillary at rest the same
potential is acting throughout the filled part of the
capillary. For a vertical capillary at rest the potential
gradually decreases downwards from the interface.
2 - DIRECT SUCTION MEASUREMENTS
W = -- Ap-- g x ~ (5)
2.1 - Theory where W is the capillary potential (N/m 2) and x is the
As a consequence of the occurrence of a pressure vertical distance from the meniscus to a point in a
difference across a curved interface according to capillary (m). However this effect is of importance
eq. (1), liquid will rise in a capillary in contact with only if the capillary potential is small, e.g. in coarse
bulk liquid as long as the contact angle between the capilIaries. According to Luikow [17] it is negligible
meniscus and the capillary wall is less than 90 ~, the if the pores are smaller than 0.01 mm, when water is
decreased pressure under the meniscus being balanced the measuring fluid. Normally, the specimen is so
by the liquid column. At equilibrium, small that it can be assumed that at equilibrium all
pore liquid has the same capillary pressure, and all
2 a,j cos 0 interfaces the same curvature. In centrifugation, on
h - (2)
(6 - - o~o)gr the other hand, the additional effect of external
forces is not negligible (see section 2.4).
where h is the capillary rise, g is the gravitational
constant and 60 is the density of the surrounding So far all equations are derived for single capillaries.
medium. When this is a vapour 6o is negligible compar- A porous material however consists of a complex
ed with 6, the density of the liquid. system of capillaries of a wide range of sizes, inter-
connected in a complicated way. It can be proved
2 a,s cos 0 (for instance by Hansen [19]) that at equilibrium
h -- (3)
6gr all pores larger than that corresponding to the
TABLE I
AP h PIPs Methods
( N / m 2) pF (m) (%) of
A measurements
--0 - - oo 0 I00
- - 9.8.10 z 0 10-2 , ~ 100 1,530
-- 9.8.10 z 1 10-i ~-~ I00 153
-- 9.8.103 2 1 99.99 15.3
-- 9.8.104 3 10z 99.92 1.53
suction
- - 9.8.10 s 4 102 99.27 1,530 porosimetry
-- 9.8.106 5 1 oa 93.00 153
-- 9.8.107 6 104 48.43 15.3 Kelvin's
-- 9.8.108 7 105 0.07 t .53 law
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line
2ZO ~ ~ _ r , . j
zoo Lng_
180
160
140
IZO
Fig. 2. - - Suction apparatus. Range p F l - p F 3 [9].
B0
60
40
The hysteresis between wetting and drying can be
7_0 extremely great. Figure 1 shows an example of this.
0 I 1 i i i The hysteresis is to a great extent an effect of the pore
0 ~ Z 5 4 5 6 7
Fig. 1. m Suction-water content shape. In many cases, the filling of an interconnected
pF curve for spruce at 20 oC [21]. pore system may be determined by the radius of the
widest parts, whilst its emptying may be determined
by the constrictions or " necks " in the pores. Hence,
information on the shape of the pore system can
applied suction value are empty, while all pores in principle be obtained by determination of wetting
smaller than the " equilibrium pore " are filled with curves as well as of drying curves.
liquid of the same pressure. Hence the pore liquid The fact that hysteresis occurs must be taken into
pressure at equilibrium with a certain suction value careful consideration in the suction tests described
is the same whatever the pore radius, and determined below. If a wetting curve is to be obtained, the speci-
by the radius of the largest filled pore. men must always have a greater suction than the
It is now easy to calculate corresponding values porous plate on which it is put. I f not the specimen
of Ap, pF, h, PIP, (from the Kelvin equation), and r will have a certain drying out before the test starts
for any given measuring fluid. This has been done which means that the measured curve will be a scann-
for water at + 20 ~ in table I. ing curve between the wetting and drying curves.
Similar tables can be calculated for other fluids or An excellent review of traditional methods of suction
for combinations of immiscible fluids. measurements is given by Croney, Coleman &
In practice, the amount of liquid retained in the Bridge [9].
specimen is measured at each suction value, expressed
as a pressure, Ap, as a capillary rise, h, or a relative
vapour pressure, PIP,. The relationship between 2.2 - Suction Plate, pF0-pF3
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Z
. . . . X
Fig. 3. ~ Suction apparatus. Range pF0-pF1 to 2 [9]. Fig. 4. - - Modified suction apparatus for rapid measurements.
pF0-3 [9].
At these small suctions a certain effect of the specimen pressure membrane. Water expulsion and water
thickness will occur, cf eq. (5). The suction will be intake are measured by the change of the meniscus
in the pipette. Calibrations must be made o f the
p F -= log~0 (z- 102) (7) pressure-expulsion curve o f the porous membrane.
Both methods mentioned are relatively slow.
Measurements of water content (by removing and 2.4 - Centrifuge : pF3-pF4.5
weighing the specimen) can only be made when
The method, shown in figure 3, is limited to pF = 1
equilibrium is reached. A complete capillary equilibri-
to 2 which corresponds to a water column of 0.1 to
um curve can be an affair of weeks or months.
1 m. The suction is determined by the gravitational
field. By increasing the external force field, for instance
Modified suction plate apparatus for rapid measure-
by centrifugation, a certain water column signifies a
ments. Range pFO-pF3 :
greater suction. Eq. (3), (1) and (4) are transformed to
In figure 4, a modified suction plate apparatus is
2 ao cos O
shown. h -- (8)
The specimen is brought to a certain water content ~ngr
and placed on the porous plate. The specimen will AP = - - o n g h (9)
draw water from the water reservoir in contact with
the flow-tube. By decreasing the pressure in the flow- pF=loglo(nh • 10e) (10)
tube the meniscus in this is kept fixed. The suction is
where n is the ratio of the centrifugal field to the gravit-
obtained from eq. (6). The method is rapid since
there is almost no moisture transport involved. ational field.
Some practical aspects of the method are given in The centrifuge method has been described by
Croney et al. [9]. Croney et al. [9] and by Ksenzhek et al. [16]. The appa-
ratus used by Croney et al. [9] is shown in figure 6.
General discussion The specimen is supported b y a porous cylinder
which is in contact with bulk water. It is essential to
The porous plate must fulfil certain requirements.
keep the water level constant. This is done by means
- - The pore size must be so small that air cannot pass of a drain hole in the specimen jacket.
through when the maximum pressure difference is Normally only desorption tests are performed.
reached (cf eq. (1) which gives a pore diame- This means that the water is d r a w n from the specimen
ter < 3 r for pF = 3). into the porous cylinder. This is a relatively slow
- - The external surface must be plane so that intimate process, and in the case of a coarse-porous cylinder
contact is achieved between the specimen and the may involve merely a vapour phase transport since the
plate. ambient medium is almost dr2,.'. On the other hand,
Changes of temperature and atmospheric pressure a fine porous cylinder may remain wet, but its perme-
influence the measurements especially at small ability is low. Measurements o f moisture content cannot
suctions. be done until the moisture d i g r i b u t i o n throughout
the cylinder corresponds to equilibrium conditions.
The authors recommend hard chalk as a suitable
2.3 - Pressure membrane : pFO-pF4 to 6 material and a length of the cylinder o f 6 cm.
The suction plate method is limited to pF = 3 at When the angular velocity is <,~the mean acceleration
which suction water boils at room-temperature.
The method can be extended to pF = 6.2 by
at the distance R2 q- R1 from the centre of rotation is,
putting the specimen chamber under pressures to 2
1.5 x 108 N/m 2 (1 500 atms). This pressure membrane
Rz + Ri
method has been described by Croney et al. [9], ng= 2 - o~ (11)
Penner [21] and Bomberg [5].
An apparatus according to Penner is shown in and the height of capillary rise, h, is,
figure 5. The porous plate consists of a fine porous
pressure membrane which can be supported by a h = R2 - - R1 (12)
coarse porous metal filter. The maximum pore-size
Hence the suction is
of the membrane can be calculated from eq. (1).
The suction as in an ordinaiy suction plate apparatus, pF = logio ( R ~ - - 2 / ~ r,~ZgY. 10z) (13)
is now obtained as the pressure difference across the
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The capillary equilibrium curve is obtained by where e0 is the pore-volume (m 3) and e, is the liquid
weighing the specimen after each increase in suction. retained in the specimen at a certain acceleration (m3).
Drying curves as well as wetting curves can be obtained. Hence, by determination of e~ at a certain acceler-
The suction at rest is about I pF. Hence a specimen ation, n 9 g, as function of the pore-radius, r~, calcul-
having initially a greater suction will increase its ated from eq. (14), the pore-size distribution can
moisture content when it is placed upon the cylinder. easily be determined by eq. (15) for instance by a
This water is removed during acceleration but it may simple graphical method.
have a considerable effect on the results because of the
The method has been compared with mercury
hysteresis between wetting and drying. In the same
porosimetry. The agreement was satisfactory.
way a change in equilibrium may occur when the
centrifuge is stopped. The specimen thickness has an
influence on the results, cf. eq. (5). Hence it must not
exceed 5 mm. 3- RATE OF PENETRATION OF WETTING
Ksenzhek et al. [16] have refined the centrifugal LIQUIDS
method considerably. In their method consideration
can also be taken of the distribution of liquid through The pore-size and, subject to certain assumptions,
the thickness of the specimen. Besides the method is its distribution can also be determined by measure-
speeded up considerably. Only desorption curves can ments of penetration of liquids in a porous specimen.
be obtained, however.
The connection between time, t, and linear e:;tent,
The authors use a cuvette as specimen support in l, of capillary uptake of water of viscosity /z, in a
which the specimen is not in direct contact with a straight cylindrical capillary of radius r is, for laminar
water column. The water displaced from the specimen flOW,
is collected in the cuvette where it is measured after 2/zl 2
stopping the centrifuge. It can also be measured during t -- (16)
(r O r c o s 0
the run in a very elegant way : The specimen is
impregnated with an electrically conducting liquid and Hence by measurements of time, t, and depth of
the amount of liquid entering the ring-formed cuvette penetration, l, the pore-size can be determined.
is measured by the electric resistance between two
platinum electrodes. The complications in application to real materials
are :
Since the specimen thickness is small the acceler-
ation can be assumed to be the same in all cross- - - T h e pores are not straight cylinders but each
sections of the specimen. All pores are assumed to be capillary has a random variation of pore radius
cylindrical and parallel to the radius of rotation. along its axis.
At saturation all pores are completely filled. When - - The pores have an axial " tortuosity " or " mean-
the centrifugal acceleration is increased the capillary dering ".
rise in the coarsest pore is gradually decreased accord- - - The pores are interconnected.
ing to eq. (8). A certain acceleration corresponds to a - - T h e method is accompanied by difficulties of
certain pore radius, rn, where the capillary rise h is measurements of penetration.
equal to the specimen thickness, H. Astbury [2, 3] has elaborated a methed where
consideration is taken of all complications listed above
The radius r~ is obtained from eq. (14)
except the interconnection of individual pores.
2 cru cos 0 The principle of the apparatus is as follows. The
r, -- (14) dried prismatic specimen is placed in a plastic box.
0ngH
The outer surface of the specimen is painted with a
Pores of radius r > r, are partly filled to an extent silver paint which creates a porous electrode. Another
obtained from eq. (8). However the authors show electrode is placed in the box. The resistivity of the
theoretically that the pore-size distribution func- specimen is measured after which an electrolyte
tion, f(r), is independent of the thickness of the (e.g. decinormal aqueous solution of Ca Clz or
specimen.
f(r)= (r~) d' e~
- - "dr I (15)
--~F~F ~ Cenlr%oi_r_oJo!io_n_
i ,
I
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60 ~ I o l.z~ [
2. Xo
Fig. 7. - - Astbury's pore model [3]. Fig. 8. - - D i s t r i b u t i o n o f smallest and coarsest accessible radii [3].
K2 SO4) is introduced into the box. According to which is reasonable since the coarser pores represent
eq. (16) the rate of capillary rise is higher the coarser more pore volume (see fig. 9). It is of course also
the capillary. Hence when the electrolyte in the coarsest possible to calculate the specific surface from the same
connection through the specimen has reached the measurements.
silver electrode the resistivity is changed. A curve of The method is applicable to pore radii down to
conductance against time is obtained. The amount of 0.05/~m according to Astbury [3].
electrolyte absorbed is measured by maintaining the The method has been compared with the water
electrolyte at a fixed level by filling from a burette. expulsion method and with mercury porosimetry
The measurements are continued until a steady state by Astbury [2, 3] and Clements & Vyse [8]. In general
is reached. The apparatus is shown in detail in Ast- it indicates a coarser pore-size distribution than do the
bury [3]. other methods. This is logical since in the other two
methods the pore-size is determined by the most
If all capillaries were straight cylinders it would be
narrow passage into the pore. It is interesting to notice
possible to calculate the pore-size distribution from
that the mercury porosimeter distribution often
eq. (16) and the conductance time curve. However
agrees very well with Astbury's distribution of smallest
Astbury [2] shows that this assumption is erroneous.
accessible radii [3]. Astbury's method on the other
Instead he evaluates a pore-size distribution from his
hand, gives a more true pore-size distribution since
own pore model shown in figure 7. Its main character-
" radial tortuosity " is considered.
istics are :
Asbury writes : " The present model is no easier
- - All pores are geometrically alike. However they to accept than others which have preceded it. It does,
differ in size. however, introduce a new dimension into the problem
- - All pores are meandering. Their tortuosity (effective and it does predict the existence of large cavities not
length) is ft. H where fl > 1 and H is the thickness shown by the water-expulsion and mercury-penetrat-
of the specimen. ion models "
- - A l l pores are cylindrical. The radius is varying The penetration of the water front can also be
along the pore axis. detected by other methods, for instance by radio-
- - The appearance of radius variation is the same in isotopes, G~mesi [13].
all random pore sections.
- - The pore-walis are completely wetted by the fluid
and the Hagen-Poiseulle law is valid. 4 - DISPLACEMENT METHODS
The basis of calculation is three theoretical express-
ions describing in terms of the pore model, the time 4.1 - Introduction
to fill a single capillary, the total accessible pore Eq. (1) also indicates the pressure needed in order
volume of the specimen and the permeability at to displace the liquid in a cylindrical capillary by
saturation given by the Hagen-Poiseulle law. another liquid or a gas.
Thus two measurements are needed : -- 2 a~j c o s 0
Ap -- (1)
- - The time function of capillary uptake of liquid. r
The permeability.
Hence the pore-size distribution can be obtained
As mentioned earlier all measurements are made as by successive displacement of liquid from a saturated
conductivity measurements. The working equations material. This is the basis of the so-called displacement
must therefore be transformed to measured quantities. methods9
It is also necessary to make an explicit assumption Normally the medium used for displacement is a
about the way in which the radial variations are gas (air) but it is also possible to use a liquid which
distributed along the capillary. Astbury [3] suggests is immiscible with the liquid in the pores. The flow
a rectangular distribution which means that any must be uni-directional. Hence the faces of the
radius between the smallest and largest is equally specimen parallel to the flow must be sealed. The
probable. The evaluation of parameters is discussed method is especially suitable for indicating anisotropy
more in detail in [3]. The result is two radii distribut- of the pore system by determination of pore-size
ions which define an area within which the real pore- distributions in three perpendicular directions of the
size distribution is situated, see figure 8. The real same specimen.
pore-size distribution can also be calculated [3]. The displacement methods are by nature desorption
It lies closer to the coarsest of the two distributions methods only9
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// /~"
/ /
Wo~'ee
--\
/, !()i
pre~m~ oir"
"- ,, p ( N / g )
~pec,men /~bululakohol P, ~ Pz /" P~
r q rz r3
Fig. 10. - - Apparatus for displacement liquid-liquid [18]. Fig. 11. - - Flow rate pressure curve at displacement liquid-liquid
in a material with three pores of different size.
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G. FAGERLU ND
Zagar [28] gives a profound discussion of the method Flow ro~e- cons~ .perm~bildL3
showing theoretically that rm,~ is equal to the " effect- - ~--.--o & P - 3 Z S 10 N/m
s
of the value of ~. Eq. (22) shows that the slip correct- ~'P'O35"los N/m z
Fig. 14. - - Flow rate pressure curve at displacement liquid-gas Zagar [28] takes no account of Knudsen flow in his
in a real material. graphical treatment; this can be reasonable as long as
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the measured pores are relatively coarse ( ~ I /~m). might be as long as half an hour, shorter at higher
The effect on flow rate of change in density of the pressures. Equilibrium conditions are not assured
gas is neglected by both Zagar [28] and Alviset & even after 2 hours.
Liger [1]. In three cases the earlier pressure was relieved for
Zagar [28], [29] discusses reproducibility and the some hours before application of the new pressure
effect of specimen thickness. The reproducibility was (broken lines). In these cases the waiting periods are
satisfactory. The measured rmln was smaller the very long. This method must therefore be avoided.
thinner the specimens. However the effect was less
The fact that the waiting times are quite large means
than 4 ~ .
that it takes a long time to obtain a complete curve.
The waiting period between change of pressure and
This is a disadvantage of the method.
attainment of constant flow-rate was determined
theoretically by Manegold et al. [18]. They found that The author has also made experiments in order to
the waiting period in displacement of water by air is find out the effect of degree of saturation of the
considerably shorter than for liquid-liquid displace- specimen. Such experiments make it possible to
ment. On the other hand the high surface tension find out ia which pores water is located at different
between water and air makes the pressures needed degrees of saturation. This an advantage of the method.
very high. The present author has determined absolute Suitable apparatus is described by Zagar [27, 29],
values of the waiting period. Some results are shown Schwiete & Ludwig [23] and Alviset & Liger [1].
in figure 15. The material is a well burnt clay brick An apparatus built at our institution is shown in
with thickness 30 m m and surface area 30 cm 2. Fagerlund [12]. The specimen holder is adapted
Normally the pressure difference, AP, is increased to angular specimens. The apparatus can also be
without relief of the earlier pressure difference. Despite used for pure permeability measurements of liquids
this a reasonable waiting period at low pressures or gases.
RI~SUMI~.
D~termination de la distribution du diam~tre des m~thodes par succion, entre autres les m~thodes de
pores par la m~thode de la succion. - - L a porosimdtrie la plaque, de la membrane et de la centrifugation.
par succion repose sur la mesure de la dJpression Un groupe de m~thodes voisines ddcoule de la
capillaire que suscite un liquide mouillant retenu clans vitesse de pdn&ration des liquides mouillants sous
un milieu poreux. C'est donc une mdthode compHmen- l'action des f o r c e s capillaires (par ex. la mdthode
taire d celle de la porosimJtrie par pression (par ex. d'Astbury), et de l'observation clans les conditions
pJndtration de mercure) oit l'on opdre avec des [iquides statique et dynamique des mouvements gaz/liquide et
mouillants. On expose la thJorie et la pratique des liquide/liquide.
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