A new approach for the limit to tree height using a liquid nanolayer model

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dc.creatorGouin, Henri
dc.date2008-09-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:04:17Z
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dc.descriptionLiquids in contact with solids are submitted to intermolecular forces inferring density gradients at the walls. The van der Waals forces make liquid heterogeneous, the stress tensor is not any more spherical as in homogeneous bulks and it is possible to obtain stable thin liquid films wetting vertical walls up to altitudes that incompressible fluid models are not forecasting. Application to micro tubes of xylem enables to understand why the ascent of sap is possible for very high trees like sequoias or giant eucalyptus.
dc.descriptionIn the conclusion is a complementary comment to the Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics paper. 21 pages, 4 figures. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics 20, 5 (2008) to appear
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0809.3529
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0809.3529
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/s00161-008-0084-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/169617
dc.subjectBiological Physics
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectChemical Physics
dc.titleA new approach for the limit to tree height using a liquid nanolayer model
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