TY - JOUR
T1 - Moisture transport in a solid waste column
AU - Korfiatis, George P.
AU - Demetracopoulos, Alexander C.
AU - Bourodimos, Efstathios L.
AU - Nawy, Edward G.
PY - 1984/8
Y1 - 1984/8
N2 - The physical processes governing moisture transport in solid waste landfills are analyzed by the theory of unsaturated flow through homogeneous porous media and experimental work. A laboratory column was constructed and monitored to determine the behavior of unsaturated flow through solid wastes. The hydraulic properties of the refuse were determined from small scale experiments. A mathematical model was formulated and the experimental results were used to calibrate and verify it. Comparisons of measured and computed leachate discharges showed reasonable agreement. The theory of unsaturated flow through homogeneous porous media was successfully used to model moisture transport through the refuse material of a laboratory column.
AB - The physical processes governing moisture transport in solid waste landfills are analyzed by the theory of unsaturated flow through homogeneous porous media and experimental work. A laboratory column was constructed and monitored to determine the behavior of unsaturated flow through solid wastes. The hydraulic properties of the refuse were determined from small scale experiments. A mathematical model was formulated and the experimental results were used to calibrate and verify it. Comparisons of measured and computed leachate discharges showed reasonable agreement. The theory of unsaturated flow through homogeneous porous media was successfully used to model moisture transport through the refuse material of a laboratory column.
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U2 - 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1984)110:4(780)
DO - 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1984)110:4(780)
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0021475468
SN - 0733-9372
VL - 110
SP - 780
EP - 796
JO - Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)
JF - Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)
IS - 4
ER -