For , differentiation gives
Its unique zero solves . Therefore the mobile-volume peak of an exponentially forced porous current occurs at
The derivative is initially positive and is negative after this time. More explicitly, at the stationary point . Thus it is the global positive maximum, with
The claim of a finite maximum requires nonzero capillary residual trapping. At the mobile volume rises monotonically towards and the peak time tends to infinity. As , the limiting peak time is and the limiting maximum is .