Using molecular dynamics to unravel phase composition behavior of nano-size pores in frozen soils: Does Young–Laplace equation apply in low temperature range?

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Authors: Zhang, Chao, Liu, Zhen, Deng, Peng
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech 2017
• Subjects: frozen soils; molecular dynamics; pore size; phase composition curves; unfrozen adsorptive water; Young–Laplace equation; wettability; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Laplace; permafrost
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/cee-fp/39; https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2016-0150

The phase composition curve of frozen soils is a fundamental relationship in understanding permafrost and seasonally frozen soils. However, due to the complex interplay between adsorption and capillarity, a clear physically based understanding of the phase composition curve in the low temperature ra...