Liquid penetration in metal wire mesh between parallel plates under normal gravity and microgravity conditions

The dynamics of liquid penetration in porous wire mesh are experimentally studied in this work by particularly considering the influence of gravity. Similar experimental setups are used on the ground and in a drop tower facility in order to compare the experimental results directly. Visualization of the liquid penetrating process is realized by using single-layered wire mesh which is put between a pair of transparent parallel plates. The...