Measuring and Estimating Pressure-Saturation Curves on Undisturbed Soil Samples by Using Water and NAPL
2002
Makó, Csaba
In order to expand the experimental data set of models describing the movement of organic liquids polluting the soils, a series of experiments was set up in which the fluid retention (pressure- <i>s</i> aturation curves of the soils) were measured using water and NAPL (DUNASOL 180/220, a non aromatic petroleum product). Measurements were carried out on undisturbed soil samples originating from 35 different horizons of 12 characteristic Hungarian soils. The P-S curves with NAPL were determined in series, by a modified pressure cell apparatus - designed and constructed in the laboratory of our department - containing oil-resistant (silicon rubber, Teflon) components. The applied methodology and the statistical analysis of the measured data are presented. The results show that the commonly used Leverett-type scaling of the water retention data provides inadequate estimation of the NAPL retention in some cases. This deviation may be a direct result of changes in clay volume and soil aggregation when saturation with different fluids was performed. According to the analysis, however, with the easily measurable soil parameters (bulk density, particle size distribution and humus content) a better estimation of NAPL retention can be given. This estimation method (after extending the database) can be useful for modelling the fate and migration of NAPL or mapping the organic contaminant sensitivity of the soils.
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