Pore-scale water dynamics during drying and the impacts of structure and surface wettability

Cruz, Brian C.; Furrer, Jessica M.; Guo, Yi-Syuan; Dougherty, Daniel; Hinestroza, Hector F.; Hernandez, Jhoan S.; Gage, Daniel J.; Cho, Yong Ku; Shor, Leslie M.

doi:10.1002/2016WR019862

Title: Pore-scale water dynamics during drying and the impacts of structure and surface wettability

Journal Article · Wed Jun 14 00:00:00 UTC 2017 · Water Resources Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2016WR019862 · OSTI ID:1474400

^[1]; Furrer, Jessica M. ^[2]; Guo, Yi-Syuan ^[3]; Dougherty, Daniel ^[3]; Hinestroza, Hector F. ^[2]; Hernandez, Jhoan S. ^[2]; Gage, Daniel J. ^[4]; Cho, Yong Ku ^[3];

^[5]

Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of Connecticut
Benedict College, Columbia SC (United States). Dept. of Physics and Engineering
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Plants and microbes secrete mucilage into soil during dry conditions, which can alter soil structure and increase contact angle. Structured soils exhibit a broad pore size distribution with many small and many large pores, and strong capillary forces in narrow pores can retain moisture in soil aggregates. Meanwhile, contact angle determines the water repellency of soils, which can result in suppressed evaporation rates. Although they are often studied independently, both structure and contact angle influence water movement, distribution, and retention in soils. Here drying experiments were conducted using soil micromodels patterned to emulate different aggregation states of a sandy loam soil. Micromodels were treated to exhibit contact angles representative of those in bulk soil (8.4° ± 1.9°) and the rhizosphere (65° ± 9.2°). Drying was simulated using a lattice Boltzmann single-component, multiphase model. In our experiments, micromodels with higher contact angle surfaces took 4 times longer to completely dry versus micromodels with lower contact angle surfaces. Microstructure influenced drying rate as a function of saturation and controlled the spatial distribution of moisture within micromodels. In conclusion, lattice Boltzmann simulations accurately predicted pore-scale moisture retention patterns within micromodels with different structures and contact angles.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0014522

OSTI ID:: 1474400

Report Number(s):: DOE-UCONN--14522-3

Journal Information:: Water Resources Research, Journal Name: Water Resources Research Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 53; ISSN 0043-1397

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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