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The Influence Of Thermo-Gradients Upon Water Movement And Retention In Unsaturated Soils, Jose V. Salazar

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Temperature differences of about 5, 10, and 15 V, were applied to uniformly packed and insulated horizontal column of Millville silt loam soil using mean temperatures near 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 23.5 C. The temperature distribution along the soil column was determined using copper constantan thermocouples. Soil samples were taken to determine volumetric moisture content, and soil water potential, using the vapor pressure psychometer technique. The thermodynamic flow equation of Taylor and Cary, (1964) was used to calculate the hydro-thermal transfer coefficient (ß) as given by:

-ß = d(μ_w)_T / dlnT

where …