The
Program
This
intensive three-day short course focuses on the fundamentals
and principals that govern and explain the interactions
of fluids with porous media. A comprehensive review of the
basic principles is presented, accompanied by laboratory
demonstrations. Special topics cover cutting-edge industrial
and academic research in the field.
This
course deals with the concepts, methods, and instrumentation
used to quantify, predict, and compare the performance of
materials designed to absorb, resorb, or resist transport
of fluids, including:
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Absorption
and Drainage
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Breakthrough
Resistance
-
Capillary
Pressure
-
Comfort
and Protection Factors
-
Forced
Flow
-
Heat
and Water Vapor Transport
-
Liquid
Spreading
-
Partitioning
in Multi-Layers
-
Permeability
-
Pore
Structure Characterization
-
Pore
Throat Distributions
-
Pore
Volume Distributions
-
Wettability
-
Wicking
Some
of the material presented will be highlighted through demonstrations
of TRI’s instrumentation and techniques, such as:
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TRI/Autoporosimeter
– Pore Volume Distribution Analyzer
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TRI/SCAN
– Wettability Scanning Balance
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TRI/Upkin
– Uptake Kinetics Measurement
-
Image
Analysis for Liquid Spreading, Absorption and Wicking
Industrial
Applications
- Absorbent
Products
- Biomedical
Materials
- Clothing
Comfort & Protection
- Composites
- Fibrous
Materials (Woven & Nonwoven Fabrics)
- Food
Products
- Hygiene
Products
- Ink-jet
Technologies
- Paints
& Coatings
- Papers,
Filters & Membranes
- Pharmaceuticals
- Polymers
- Soil
& Rock
- Wipes
Course
Highlights
- Review
of Basic Concepts of Liquid/Liquid and Liquid/Solid Interfacial
Phenomena
- Methods
for Measuring Interfacial Forces
- Wetting
Phenomena, Advancing and Receding Contact Angles
- Pore
Structure Characterization
- Pore
Size Distributions
- Liquid,
Air, and Vapor Permeability
- Capillary
Flow
- Wicking
Phenomena
- Spontaneous
Trans-planar Uptake
- Forced
Penetration and Breakthrough
- Spreading
of Liquids on Fibers and Nonwovens
- Heat
and Water Vapor Transport through Porous Materials
- Special
Topics:
-
Fiber-based Nanofluidics
- Current
Concepts in Protective Clothing
- Liquid
Film Left Behind a Moving Wet Wipe
- Demonstrations
of Instrumentation and Techniques
The
Faculty (please note this is
the 2008 faculty, the 2009 faculty has yet to be confirmed)
Dr.
Gerardo Callegari, Staff Scientist, TRI/Princeton, received
his Ph.D. in Physics from Buenos Aires University, Argentina
on the topic "Dewetting in simple geometries." Dr.
Callegari's research interests include interfacial phenomena:
wetting, de-wetting and movement of the contact line, as well
as characterization of the transport properties of porous
materials. He has written more than 60 publications and presentations
in the field. He was awarded with the 3 consecutive Buenos
Aires University research fellowships before joining TRI in
2003.
Dr.
Ilya Tyomkin, Principal Scientist, TRI/Princeton is
the inventor of automated liquid porosimetry, a versatile
technique to study pore structure and wetting properties of
porous materials. During a career with TRI that has spanned
more than 20 years, Dr. Tyomkin has designed and developed
a number of original research methodologies and instruments
for fluid flow and materials characterization. He actively
participates in numerous science and research projects for
industrial companies.
Guest
Lecturers
Dr.
Phil Gibson, Materials Research Engineer, U.S. Army Natick
Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center has
worked on research and development in the areas of heat and
mass transfer through porous materials, ballistic protection,
the development of novel chemical protective uniform materials,
and blast protection. He has written or contributed to over
150 publications/reports/presentations and several patents.
Dr.
Yash K. Kamath, President, Kamath Consulting Inc.
recently retired from TRI following a 34-year career as a
key contributor to numerous projects, including fiber finish
distribution; carpet performance; dye transport phenomena;
surface controlled properties of fibrous structures; and formaldehyde
release from durable press fabrics. In 2002, Dr. Kamath was
awarded an Honorary Membership to the Fiber Society in recognition
of his outstanding career as a fiber and polymer scientist.
Dr.
Konstantin Kornev, Associate Professor, School of Materials
Science & Engineering, Clemson University is an
expert in Hele-Shaw flows, flows through porous media, phase
transitions in forced flows, flow and rheology of complex
fluids, and micro and nanofluidics. Dr. Kornev received his
MS in Mechanics and Mathematics and his PhD in Physics and
Mathematics from Kazan State University, Russia. A former
employee of TRI, Dr. Kornev has written a monograph on the
subject of foams in porous media and has authored more than
60 technical papers.
Registration
and Fees
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Early
Fee*
Before 5/1/09 |
Late
Fee
After 5/1/09 |
| Registration
Fee - TRI Member |
$1645 |
$1750 |
| Registration
Fee - NonMember |
$1895 |
$1995 |
| Multiple
Registrant Discounted Registration Fee - TRI Member |
$1495 |
$1600 |
| Multiple
Registrant Discounted Registration Fee - NonMember |
$1745 |
$1845 |
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TRI/Princeton
P. O. Box 625
Princeton, NJ 08542-0625 USA
Telephone: 609-430-4828
Fax:
609-683-7149
E-mail:
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