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Psychrometry & Drying Science

3.3

How Moisture Moves

The physics of a dry. Why the gear works when it works.

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Lesson 3.3.2

Capillary action

Capillary action

Moisture in liquid form moves through narrow pathways, as in porous materials. Driven by adhesion (water sticking to surfaces), cohesion (water sticking to itself), and surface tension.

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