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Conduction Shape Factor Method Applied to the Modeling of Oxygen Diffusion Through Soil
Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org
Citation: Eleventh Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems Conference Proceedings, 20-24 October 2007, Warwick, Rhode Island 701P1107cd.(doi:10.13031/2013.23992)Authors: William S Janna
Keywords: Shape factor, diffusion, oxygen
The life and loading rate of a subsurface wastewater infiltration system are controlled in part by the presence of an organic mat which acts to effectively clog the infiltration of wastewater into the surrounding soil. Mats develop when the organic matter is not supplied with sufficient oxygen.
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