Disequilibrium · disequilibrium:capillary-pressure

Capillary pressure

Pressure produced by curved liquid interfaces in pores. Sustained by evaporation, it drives flow through nanoporous materials.

symbol p_cFluid mechanicsenergy form mechanicalexergy positivealso: Laplace pressure, wicking, evaporation-driven flow

Atlas record: 2 claims reference this disequilibrium — 2 demonstrated.

Explorerelations · matrix context · routes · sources · cite

conditions: liquid

2claims2enumerated routes1routes with complete-composition evidence0candidate routes not searched1cited sources

Relations

drives · 1

Capillary pressure—drives→Hydrovoltaic effectdemonstrated

a porous carbon film wicking water with one end exposed to air

produces · 1

Evaporation—produces→Capillary pressuredemonstrated

evaporation from a porous surface sustains capillary flow behind it

Matrix context

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

C.01 Thermoelectric C.02 Thermionic C.03 Thermoacoustic C.04 Pyroelectric C.05 Thermogalvanic C.06 Thermomagnetic C.07 Thermophotovoltaic C.08 Heat engine (thermomechanical)C.09 Caloric (magneto/electro/elasto)C.10 Piezoelectric C.11 Flexoelectric C.12 Triboelectric C.13 Electrostatic (variable capacitance)C.14 Electromagnetic induction C.15 Magnetostrictive C.16 Magnetoelectric C.17 Spin caloritronic C.18 Photovoltaic C.19 Photoelectrochemical C.20 Photothermal C.21 Electrochemical C.22 Osmotic / salinity-gradient C.23 Electrokinetic C.24 Turbomachinery C.25 Magnetohydrodynamic C.26 Radiovoltaic C.27 Nuclear heat C.28 Rectenna C.29 Thermochemical C.30 Biological C.31 Fluctuation / information-driven C.32 Photon momentum C.33 Thermodiffusive C.34 Marangoni C.35 Acoustoelectric C.36 Photodiffusive C.37 Thermo-osmotic C.38 Electrohydrodynamic C.39 Radioluminescent C.40 Thermopolarization

Enumerated routes through this · 2

Hydrovoltaic generator2/5 est · demonstrated
Capillary pressure → Hydrovoltaic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work1/3 est · extends a recorded pathway

Cited sources · 1

[1]
G. Xue, et al.. Water-evaporation-induced electricity with nanostructured carbon materials (2017)
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 317–321 · doi:10.1038/nnano.2016.300 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). entity disequilibrium:capillary-pressure: Capillary pressure. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/e/disequilibrium/capillary-pressure

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