CAPILLARY RISE:

A rise in a liquid above the level of zero pressure due to a net upward
force produced by the attraction of the water molecules to a solid
surface. • Capillary action is upward movement of water
e.g. and vapor through voids in soil from wet lower
Glass areas to drier high areas.
Soil • Clay soils promote the most capillary action,
allowing more than 10 ft of vertical capillary
action.
• Loose coarse gravel prevents capillary action,
with this type of soil promoting virtually no
upward movement.
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS • Capillary action begins by liquid water saturating
lower areas adjacent to the water source.

• Herons fountains also works on a principle of

capillary action and vacuums.
• Different surfaces will exhibit different levels of adhesion of the
water molecule.
• Capillary action occurs when the adhesion to the These are two narrow tubes,
• one containing water and the other containing mercury. The tube
surrounding surface is stronger than the cohesion of the containing water exhibits positive capillary rise,
• where the water adheres to the sides of the tube causing the fluid to
water molecules. rise slightly. The tube containing mercury exhibits negative capillary
• For capillary action to exist, it must be pulling from a body of rise.
water.
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