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

Table 6

Initial conditions used for model validation as per Haydar and Khire [12].

Parameter	Value	Remarks	Source
Residual moisture content () (%)		Investigators assumed from literature for silt loam and gravel	Haydar and Khire [12]
Silt loam (MSW)	7.8
Pea Gravel (HT Backfill)	2
van Genuchten parameter () (1/m)
Silt loam (MSW)	3.6
Pea Gravel (HT Backfill)	12
van Genuchten parameter ()
Silt loam (MSW)	0.29
Pea Gravel (HT Backfill)	0.80
van Genuchten parameter ()	0.50
van Genuchten parameter ()	0.50
Porosity () (%)
Silt loam (MSW)	45
Pea Gravel (HT Backfill)	47
Residual moisture content () (%)
Silt loam (MSW)	7.8
Pea Gravel (HT Backfill)	2
van Genuchten parameter () (1/m)
Silt loam (MSW)	3.6
Pea Gravel (HT Backfill)	12