Diffusion - Flow of Water--Porous Materials - Mathematical Techniques--Integral Equations;
D O I:
10.2136/sssaj1988.03615995005200040001x
中图分类号:
S15 [土壤学];
学科分类号:
0903 ;
090301 ;
摘要:
The second-order accuracy of several well-known integral estimates of the sorptivity is shown to be limited to a particular class of rapidly varying diffusivities. This class includes the exponential and power-law diffusivities commonly used in the description of soil-water flow. The derivation of the sorptivity estimates and the argument for second-order accuracy are clarified and a new formula for the sorptivity is derived that applies to a wider class of diffusivities.