Validation of Two-Phase Flow Model for Leachate Recirculation in Bioreactor Landfills

Table 1

Initial conditions and materials properties used for model validation for the published laboratory studies.

Parameter	Value	Remarks	Source
Residual moisture content () (%)	20	Laboratory experiments conducted on fresh MSW collected from French Bioreactor Landfill	Stoltz et al. [5]
van Genuchten parameter () (/kPa)	2.9
van Genuchten parameter ()	0.318
van Genuchten parameter ()	0.50
van Genuchten parameter ()	0.50
Porosity () (%)	68		Hudson et al. [16]
Saturated hydraulic conductivity () (cm/s)		Laboratory experiments conducted on fresh MSW collected from French Bioreactor Landfill	Staub et al. [7]
Bulk modulus of MSW (Pa)		Calibrated	—
Shear modulus of MSW (Pa)
Unit weight of MSW (kg/m^3)	1050	Laboratory experiments conducted on MSW collected from Cleanway Waste Disposal, Essex, UK	Hudson et al. [16]