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ICF-3 test cell drained from a–c small- and d–f big-ends. a, d advancing bulk meniscus location z2(t), b, e volumetric flow rate Q(t), and c, f the self-similar time-averaged interface height profile \({h}^{3}\sqrt{2t/3}\), each overlaid with theory (black), Eqs. (7), (6), and (5), respectively.