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Water dissolve

Water dissolve

Water dissolve

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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

RE: Water dissolve

Air dissolves in water at ambient pressure alright, that's how fish breathe. Doesn't it?

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RE: Water dissolve

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.

http://140.194.76.129/publications/eng-manuals/em1110-2-1906/toc.htm

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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