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Water Drop Penetration Time Revisited

2022
<p>Water drop penetration time (WDPT), i.e. the time it takes for a water drop to be absorbed by the soil, is widely used as a measure of soil water repellency. Despite its popularity, little is known about the processes that govern WDPT and how WDPT is related to other soil hydraulic properties such as sorptivity.
Markus Berli   +4 more
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Characterizing water repellency indices: Contact angle and water drop penetration time of hydrophobized sand

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2008
Abstract The accuracy and the reproducibility of water repellency measurements can be improved with the use of proper measurement techniques. The purpose of this study is to compare the contact angles obtained using three different methods and to examine the relationship between contact angle and water drop penetration time (WDPT) using non-repellent ...
D. A. L. Leelamanie   +2 more
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Clay effects on the contact angle and water drop penetration time of model soils

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2010
Abstract Clay is an important factor that affects soil water repellency. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of clay content on contact angle and water drop penetration time (WDPT), and to examine their relationship. Model soils were prepared with silica sand and kaolinite, and hydrophobized using stearic acid (SA). The effect of
D. A. L. Leelamanie   +2 more
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Relative humidity effects on contact angle and water drop penetration time of hydrophobized fine sand

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2008
Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of ambient relative humidity (RH) on contact angle and water drop penetration time (WDPT) using a series of sand samples hydrophobized with stearic acid. The contact angle was estimated using the sessile drop method.
D. A. L. Leelamanie   +2 more
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Comparing different application procedures of the water drop penetration time test to assess soil water repellency in a fire affected Sicilian area

CATENA, 2019
Abstract The Water Drop Penetration Time (WDPT) technique was applied in two subsequent years (2016 and 2017) to check surface soil water repellency (SWR) in a Sicilian mountain area affected by a wildfire on June 2016. A total of 93 sites were sampled and from 3 to 100 droplets were used to characterize a site.
Tinebra I.   +3 more
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The impalement of water drops impinging onto hydrophobic/superhydrophobic graphite surfaces: the role of dynamic pressure, hammer pressure and liquid penetration time

Applied Surface Science, 2014
Abstract Droplet impingement experiments at low Weber numbers were conducted by digitizing silhouettes of impacting water drops onto unlike graphite substrates, typified by different advancing water contact angles ( θ a ): 140 and 160°. The relaxation of wetting diameter, dynamic contact angle, and drop shapes were measured.
Paola G. Pittoni   +2 more
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On using the effective contact angle and the water drop penetration time for classification of water repellency in dune soils

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 1988
AbstractSandy soils are often water repellent when dry. In sloping areas this may result in surface runoff and erosion. Water repellency in soils can be classified with the solid‐liquid contact angle which is difficult to determine. Another method is the water drop penetration time.
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Automated Measurement of the Water Drop Penetration Time for the Analysis of Soil Water Repellency

In this work, we develop an innovative system for the automated measurement of Water Drop Penetration Time (WDPT) - a parameter that is conventionally used for evaluating soil water repellency (SWR). Increased SWR can be a reason for plant stress and poor crop yields, create a risk of potential water runoff and floods and thus can pose risks to life ...
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