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Capillary pressure in a tube

Description

In a sufficiently narrow tube of circular cross-section of radius “a”, the interface between two fluids forms a meniscus that is a portion of the surface of a sphere with radius R. The pressure jump across this surface is related to the surface tension and the radius of the portion of the sphere.

Related formulas

Variables

ΔpCapillary pressure (Pa)
γSurface tension (N/m)
RRadius of the meniscus (m)