Table 1 Contact angles measured for two species (spruce and poplar) for two liquids (water and silicone oil).

From: A macroscopic Washburn approach of liquid imbibition in wood derived from X-ray tomography observations

Direction

Spruce

Poplar

Water

L

44.2 (4.6)

52.1 (5.1)

R

60.1 (5.4)

89.4 (7.5)

Silicone oil

L

17.1 (4.1)

20.4 (4.3)

R

25.0 (6.7)

32.0 (5.1)

  1. Values and (standard deviation) in degrees (photographs by G. Almeida).
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