Some Features of Pressure Evolution in Systems "Non-Wetting Liquid - Nanoporous Medium" at Impact Intrusion

The last few decades systems consisting of nanoporous medium dispersed in a non-wetting liquid cause an increased interest from both the practical and theoretical points of view. Non-wetting liquid can infiltrate into the... [ view full abstract ]

The last few decades systems consisting of nanoporous medium dispersed in a non-wetting liquid cause an increased interest from both the practical and theoretical points of view. Non-wetting liquid can infiltrate into the porous medium only with an excess pressure. Liquid infiltration tends to increase the solid-liquid interfacial energy and the absorbed energy is proportional to the specific surface area of the medium. Therefore this energy for nanoporous media can reach several orders of magnitude superior to traditional damping materials and shape-memory materials. As a consequence, the prospects of using devices based on systems consisting of a nanoporous medium immersed in a non-wetting liquid associated mainly with the absorption of mechanical energy of impact or explosion.
The poster presents the results of experimental studies of impact filling the systems of industrially produced hydrophobic silicas Fluka 90 C18, Fluka 100 C8, Fluka 100 C18 and distilled water. With increasing the impact energies nontrivial pattern of pressure changes in the system over time is observed. A physical explanation is proposed for the observed phenomena.