An Approximate Analytical Solution of Van Genuchten Model

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10.2991/isaeece-17.2017.37How to use a DOI?

Keywords

approximate analytical solution, Richards' equation, van Genuchten model.

Abstract

It is analyzed the wetting front position and derived an approximate analytical solution of Richards' equation (RE) with van Genuchten model, which is usually used to determine the soil and water characteristic curve in porous medium. Based on Boltzmann transformation, a special variable is constructed for RE approximation. In the end, an example is shown to confirm the accuracy of present method.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Liang Mi
AU  - Wei Luo
PY  - 2017/03
DA  - 2017/03
TI  - An Approximate Analytical Solution of Van Genuchten Model
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 2nd International Symposium on Advances in Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (ISAEECE 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 201
EP  - 204
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/isaeece-17.2017.37
DO  - 10.2991/isaeece-17.2017.37
ID  - Mi2017/03
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