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ekincia

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Jul 23, 2009
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I am not sure if I am writing on correct section. Does any one know at what pre sure air dissolves in water. As far as I know it's around 200 kpa is that correct
 
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Air dissolves in water at ambient pressure alright, that's how fish breathe. Doesn't it?

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Is this for back-pressuring triaxial tests? If so, to reliably get rid of practically all the bubbles (like 98 percent saturation), it will probably take a lot more than 200 kPa. See if you can get ahold of Corps of Engineers manual EM-1110-2-1906 "Laboratory Soils Testing." In the 1970 edition that I have, Figure 15 of Appendix X shows how the required pressure varies with initial degree of saturation.


Regardless, as Unotec says, SOME air will dissolve in water at almost any pressure, but the amount varies tremendously with temperature and pressure. [fish]
 
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