fronts.D.van_genuchten¶
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fronts.D.van_genuchten(n=None, m=None, l=0.5, alpha=1.0, Ks=1.0, S_range=(0.0, 1.0))¶ Return a Van Genuchten moisture diffusivity function.
Given the parameters \(K_s\), \(\alpha\), m, l, \(S_r\) and \(S_s\), the Van Genuchten moisture diffusivity function D is defined as:
\[D(S)=\frac{(1-m)K_s}{\alpha m (S_s-S_r)} S_e^{(l-\frac{1}{m})}\left((1-S_e^\frac{1}{m})^{-m} + (1-S_e^\frac{1}{m})^m - 2 \right)\]where:
\[S_e = \frac{S-S_r}{S_s-S_r}\]and S is the saturation (or moisture content).
In common usage, the m parameter is replaced with an n parameter so that \(m=1-\tfrac{1}{n}\). This function supports either parameter.
- Parameters
n (float, optional) – n parameter in the Van Genuchten model. Must be >1. You must pass either n or m (but not both).
m (float, optional) – m parameter in the Van Genucthen model. Must be strictly between 0 and 1. You must pass either n or m (but not both).
l (float, optional) – Pore connectivity parameter. The default is 0.5. Must be strictly between 0 and 1.
alpha (float, optional) – \(\alpha\) parameter of the Van Genucthen model. The default is 1. Must be positive.
Ks (float, optional) – \(K_s\), the hydraulic conductivity when saturated. The default is 1. Must be positive.
S_range ((float, float), optional) – the tuple (\(S_r\), \(S_s\)), where \(S_r\) is the minimum (or residual) saturation and \(S_s\) the maximum saturation. The default is (0, 1). \(S_s\) must be greater than \(S_r\).
- Returns
D – Twice-differentiable function that maps values of S in the open interval (\(S_r\), \(S_s\)) to positive values. It can be called as
D(S)to evaluate it at S. It can also be called asD(S, n)with n equal to 1 or 2, in which case the first n derivatives of the function evaluated at the same S are included (in order) as additional return values. While mathematically a scalar function, D operates in a vectorized fashion with the same semantics when S is a numpy.ndarray.- Return type
callable
Notes
The expression used is the one found in Van Genuchten’s original paper [1], but with the addition of the optional l parameter.
References
[1] VAN GENUCHTEN, M. Th. A closed-form equation for predicting the hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soils. Soil science society of America journal, 1980, vol. 44, no 5, p. 892-898.