@article{fdi:010065364,
  title = {{T}hree-dimensional distribution of water and air in soil pores : comparison of two-phase two-relaxation-times lattice-{B}oltzmann and morphological model outputs with synchrotron {X}-ray computed tomography data},
  author = {{P}ot, {V}. and {P}eth, {S}. and {M}onga, {O}livier and {V}ogel, {L}. {E}. and {G}enty, {A}. and {G}arnier, {P}. and {V}ieuble-{G}onod, {L}. and {O}gurreck, {M}. and {B}eckmann, {F}. and {B}aveye, {P}. {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ecent progress in the understanding of soil microbial processes at micrometric scales has created a need for models that accurately predict the microscale distribution of water, and the location of air water interfaces in pores. {V}arious models have been developed and used for these purposes, but how well they fare against real data has yet largely to be determined. {I}n this context, for the first time, this article compares the prediction of two of these models to experimental data obtained on soil material. {T}he distribution of water and air in soil samples constituted of repacked aggregates, equilibrated at three matric potentials (-0.5 k{P}a, -1 k{P}a and -2 k{P}a), was measured via synchrotron {X}-ray computed tomography at a resolution of 4.6 pm. {W}ater distribution was simulated by a two-phase lattice {B}oltzmann model ({LBM}) and a morphological model ({MOSAIC}). {R}esults indicate that, when one lifts the assumption, motivated by capillary theory, that a pore can drain only if a connecting pore is already full of air, {MOSAIC} gives an acceptable approximation of the observed air water interfaces. {H}owever, discretization of pores as geometrical primitives causes interfaces predicted by {MOSAIC} to have nonphysical shapes. {B}y contrast, {LBM} is able to predict remarkably well the location of air water interfaces. {N}evertheless, given the huge difference in computing time (minutes versus tens of hours) required to run these two models, it is recommended that further research be carried out on the development of both, in parallel.},
  keywords = {{P}ore-scale ; {S}ynchrotron {X}-ray micro {CT} ; {S}oil air-water interfaces ; {L}attice {B}oltzmann model ; {M}orphological model ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}dvances in {W}ater {R}esources},
  volume = {84},
  numero = {},
  pages = {87--102},
  ISSN = {0309-1708},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.08.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065364},
}