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Darcy water column method | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Darcy water column method

Permeability measurement linked to Experiment, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

95%

Confidence

1

Literature sources

2

Linked simulants

21

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

Permeability measurement

Application

Experiment

Primary source

Water permeability of sunlit lunar highlands regolith using LHS-1 simulant

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

LHS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review LMS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

Related properties

Bulk density0.99 g/cm³100%porositymeasured100%Document TypeAcademic/Scientific95%water content0.090 wt%100%Mechanical propertiesReliability and applicability in extreme extraterrestrial environment100%

Evidence snippets

Determination of permeability using a classic Darcy water column Am. J. Phys. 88 2020 20 24 10.1119/10.0000296

Source literature

Main reference: Water permeability of sunlit lunar highlands regolith using LHS-1 simulant

Y. Tabuchi, A. Kioka, Y. Yamada | 2023 | Acta Astronautica

DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.09.027

Extraction state

95%

1 source

Needs review

Back to experiments

Water permeabilityLow

100%

Packing fractionφ100%

Water permeability increase6.4 times100%

Reynolds number0.001 to 0.2100%

water permeability k x y1.77 10 13 (0.36 10 13) m2 to 5.53 10 13 (0.22 10 13) m2100%

k x y t h w / k x y u n f ratiomore significant with lower packing fractions100%

Permeability-depth relationship6 10 13 2 10 12 m2 at the lunar surface, 7 10 14 3 10 13 m2 at 5 m depth100%