Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2000.00275.x |
| Title (Primary) | A numerical experiment on pore size, pore connectivity, water retention, permeability, and solute transport using network models |
| Author | Vogel, H.J. |
| Source Titel | European Journal of Soil Science |
| Year | 2000 |
| Department | BOPHY |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Page From | 99 |
| Page To | 105 |
| Language | englisch |
| Abstract | Network models are idealized geometrical representations of porous media. They allow the simulation of effective hydraulic properties and of solute transport for well-defined porous structures. In this paper, the relation between pore structure and effective properties is studied using a network model which can be adjusted to predefined pore-size distributions and pore topologies. I show that pore topology can be adjusted such that quite different pore-size distributions lead to essentially identical water retention curves. This puts into question the common interpretation of the retention curve as being indicative of the pore-size distribution. However, I also found that both the hydraulic conductivity and the dispersion of a solute depend on the water retention curve and not on the particular combination of pore-size distribution and topology which make it up. This corroborates the widely used approach of inferring relative permeabilities from water retention data. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=7720 |
| Vogel, H.J. (2000): A numerical experiment on pore size, pore connectivity, water retention, permeability, and solute transport using network models Eur. J. Soil Sci. 51 (1), 99 - 105 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2000.00275.x |
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