Drying of porous media: numerical and experimental approach

Drying of porous media, such as cement paste, is observed through different types of experiments at meso- and micro-scales. Important aspect is the transport of water through the porous material. The results from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) drying experiments have been numerically modeled by means of Lattice Gas Automaton (LGA) from Statistical Physics. It is shown that numerical modeling with LGA can be an approximate fit to the moisture flow, through the capillaries, in the cement paste samples. For the sake of comparisons, temporal and spatial scales are yet to be found.