Physical Nonequilibrium in Soils: Modeling and Application

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CRC Press, Jun 1, 1998 - Technology & Engineering - 500 pages
Physical Nonequilibrium in Soils provides cutting-edge knowledge on physical nonequilibrium phenomena in soils, offering unique insight into the complexity of our physical world. With 18 chapters comprising the book, topics cover
  • soil properties
  • fluid properties
  • mechanistic models
  • transfer function
  • geostatistics
  • fractal analysis
  • cellular-automation fluids
  • coupling of physical and chemical nonequilibrium models
  • confirming and quantifying physical nonequilibrium in soils
  • analytical solutions
  • field-scale research
  • environmental impacts.

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    Contents

    Coupling Sorption Rate Heterogeneity
    1
    Model Evaluation
    22
    Summary
    31
    Hydraulic and Physical Nonequilibrium Effects
    37
    Multiregion Flow and Transport Modeling
    54
    Multiprocess Nonequilibrium and Nonideal Transport
    63
    Summary
    78
    MobileImmobile Physical Nonequilibrium Models MIM
    84
    Flow Interruption
    252
    Multiple Tracers with Grossly Different Sizes
    261
    Aggregates Macropores
    273
    Macropores
    287
    Prospective
    292
    Field Method
    298
    Field Applications
    305
    Transfer Function Approaches to Modeling
    311

    Coupling of Chemical Equilibrium Models to MIM
    92
    Coupling Chemical Nonequilibrium to the MIM
    98
    Other Formulations of MIM MRM and SOM
    104
    References
    110
    Analytical Solutions for Nonequilibrium
    117
    WellDefined Aggregates
    137
    Further Application of the Laplace Transform
    144
    Summary
    150
    Use of Fractals to Describe Soil Structure
    157
    Impact of Nonequilibrium Flow on Soil and Water Quality
    177
    Future Research Needs
    189
    Modeling the Impact of Preferential Flow
    195
    Summary
    216
    Modeling the Interaction Between Leaching and Intraped
    223
    Evaluating the Models
    234
    Experimental Techniques for Confirming
    243
    Modeling Approaches
    323
    Summary
    340
    List of Symbols
    347
    Dye Tracing Studies
    358
    DensityCoupled Water Flow
    371
    Mathematical Description of DensityDependent Flow in Porous Media
    378
    Summary
    385
    Linear Stability Analysis
    394
    Flow and Entrapment of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids
    417
    Nonwetting Fluids in Unsaturated Layered Soils
    423
    Unstable Displacement of Dense Fluids in Saturated Soils
    429
    Acknowledgments
    449
    Using GIS and Geostatistics to Model Nonequilibrium Flow
    455
    Applications
    461
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