Extension of a recent method for obtaining exact solutions of the Bruce and Klute equation

• Published in: Vadose Zone Journal (ISSN: 1539-1663), vol. 9, num. 2, p. 496-498
• Publication date: 2010

A recent method based on a specific power-law relationship between the matric potential head and the Boltzmann variable was presented by Prevedello et. al. (2008). Here, this relationship was generalized to a range of powers, and the solution extended to include the saturated zone. As a result, the new solution satisfies the Bruce and Klute equation exactly.

Keywords: Water absorption ; Sorptivity ; Exact solution ; Capillarity ; Porous media

Reference

• ECOL-ARTICLE-2009-024
• doi:10.2136/vzj2009.0055
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• URL: http://vzj.scijournals.org/

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