Abstract
To validate a model for radon transport in soil, measurements of combined advective and diffusive radon transport under well-defined and controlled conditions have been made in a homogeneous column of dry sand with and without an air-filled volume on top. This volume simulates a crawl space. The measurements concern steady-state as well as time-dependent combined advective and diffusive transport and are performed in the framework of a systematic validation study which will also cover more complex situations (e.g., presence of pore-water). The experimental data were compared with results of a two-dimensional numerical model based on the finite-difference approach of the differential equation describing radon transport. Validations of the numerical model with analytical solutions were carried out for one-dimensional steady-state combined diffusive and advective transport, and for two-dimensional time-dependent diffusive transport. The results of the measurements with combined advective and diffusive transport are in good agreement with (numerical) model calculations with maximum deviations <10%.
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