Philips Equation

    
• Recall Richard’s  D K
t z  z 
Equation
– Assume K and D are
functions of , not z
• Solution
– Two terms represent F (t )  St 1/ 2  Kt
effects of
1 1/ 2
• Suction head f (t )  St K
• Gravity head 2
• S – Sorptivity
– Function of soil suction
potential
– Found from experiment
 Infiltration into a horizontal soil
column
Θ = Θo for x = 0, t > 0 Boundary conditions

Θ = Θn for t = 0, x > 0

x
0

  
Equation:  D
t x z
Measurement of Diffusivity by
Evaporation from Soil Cores
Air stream

q = soil water flux = evaporation rate


qD
x
 Measurement of Diffusivity by
Evaporation from Soil Cores

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