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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROGRESS REPORT NO. 4, OCTOBER 31, 1958-- JANUARY 31, 1960. PART II. SOIL PERCOLATION STUDIES

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4647841

Seepage or percolation rates through soil samples from well drillings from the seepage basin areas in the Savannah River Plant were raeasured. Seepage solutions were demineralized water at pH 6 and water adjusted to pH 3 with nitric acid. Correlation of flow rates were attempted by a modification of the Poiseuille equation ior laminar flow based on soil particle diameters and porosity. The correlation showed a definite pattern, but varied over the very wide limits of three orders of magnitude indicating that other effects need to be evaluated. (auth)

Research Organization:
South Carolina. Univ., Columbia
NSA Number:
NSA-17-036996
OSTI ID:
4647841
Report Number(s):
TID-19188
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English