Modeling the Swelling of Hydrogels with Application to Storage of Stormwater

The swelling effect in hydrogel bodies or sponge-like porous bodies (SPB) used in a specific stormwater storage concept of the down-flow type is considered. A macroscopic swelling model is proposed, in which water is assumed to penetrate into the hydrogel by diffusion described by diffusion equation...

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Main Authors: Hans O. Åkerstedt, T. Staffan Lundström, I.A. Sofia Larsson, Jiri Marsalek, Maria Viklander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/1/34