Analytical solutions of three-dimensional contaminant transport in uniform flow field in porous media: A library

The purpose of this study is to present a library of analytical solutions for the three-dimensional contaminant transport in uniform flow field in porous media with the first-order decay, linear sorption, and zero-order production. The library is constructed using Green’s function method (GFM) in combination with available solutions. The library covers a wide range of solutions for various conditions. The aquifer can be vertically finite, semi-infinitive or infinitive, and laterally semi-infinitive or infinitive. The geometry of the sources can be of point, line, plane or volumetric body; and the source release can be continuous, instantaneous, or by following a given function over time. Dimensionless forms of the solutions are also proposed. A computer code FlowCAS is developed to calculate the solutions. Calculated results demonstrate the correctness of the presented solutions. The library is widely applicable to solve contaminant transport problems of one- or multiple- dimensions in uniform flow fields.     

SIMULATED ANNEALING WITH MEMORY AND DIRECTIONAL SEARCH FOR GROUND WATER REMEDIATION DESIGN1

ABSTRACT: Review of recent literature indicates an emergence in the use of combinatorial methods such as simulated annealing in ground water management during the past nine to ten years. While previous studies demonstrated the feasibility of using these methods, a general finding was that computational processing requirements were inordinately high relative to gradient‐based methods. An enhanced annealing algorithm was developed and used to demonstrate the potential for greatly improving the computational efficiency of simulated annealing as an optimization method for ground water management applications. The algorithm incorporates “directional search” and “memory” capabilities. Selecting search directions based on better understanding of the current neighborhood of the configuration space was shown to improve algorithm performance. Also, “memory” concepts derived from the Tabu Search Method show particular promise for improving the rate and quality of convergence. Performance of the enhanced annealing method was evaluated and the resultant management method was demonstrated using an example from the literature.     

兰州市城区冬季TSP容许排放总量的估算

利用RAMS大气动力模式模拟的气象场驱动中尺度大气扩散模式HYPACT的方法,模拟出TSP的浓度分布及每个污染单元对于地面浓度的分担率,然后根据TSP的国家质量标准,用线性规划的原理与方法计算了兰州市冬季典型日条件下TSP的大气环境容量.计算结果表明,兰州市全年的主要污染物TSP的大气环境容量远小于排放量,削减率达41.99%左右(2000年12月24日),需要削减的排放量很大.     

无量纲廓线函数对稳定度分类的影响

讨论了无量纲廓线函数对稳定度分类标准计算结果的影响,利用北京325m气象铁塔的超声脉动资料和常规梯度观测资料,对4种无量纲廓线函数进行比较.结果表明,对于北京地区Businger-Hick公式最合适,风速比法稳定度分类标准不是稳定度级别的单调函数.     

大气封闭型扩散浓度估算模式细探

从大气封闭型扩散实际反射路径分析入手,引入上下边界不同的反射率与污染物衰减系数,得出比以往公式更具一般意义的大气封闭型扩散的污染物浓度估算公式,特别适用于边界具有一定吸收能力与污染物质有衰减的情况,从而有效改进污染贡献的估算精度.文中展示的示意图,纠正了以往示意图的错误.      

差分光学吸收光谱法测量大气污染气体的研究

介绍了差分光学吸收光谱(DOAS)法测量大气污染气体的基本原理,描述了收发一体的DOAS系统的设计以及在同一波段对多种被测气体浓度同时进行反演的数据处理方法,并且对周围环境中的SO₂,O₃和NO₂进行了长期监测,得到的结果与实际情况相符合.      

AN EMPIRICALLY‐BASED SEQUENTIAL GROUND WATER MONITORING NETWORK DESIGN PROCEDURE1

ABSTRACT: A procedure using a simple, empirically‐based model that makes efficient use of available information has been developed for designing a ground water monitoring well network. A moving plume is described by siting wells in a sequential manner, relying upon two‐dimensional concentration data obtained from previously installed wells to determine the locations of future wells. Data sets from two well known, densely monitored natural gradient tracer studies were used to test the procedure. Plumes defined by all information in the original networks were compared to those defined by reduced networks designed by the new procedure. The new procedure tracked the plumes using only a portion of that information. The new procedure could have reduced the number of wells in the original tests by about 50 percent without appreciable loss of plume information as measured by plume location and extent and by tracer mass.     

NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS AND YIELDS IN UNDEVELOPED STREAM BASINS OF THE UNITED STATES1

ABSTRACT: Data from 85 sites across the United States were used to estimate concentrations and yields of selected nutrients in streams draining relatively undeveloped basins. Flow‐weighted concentrations during 1990–1995 were generally low with median basin concentrations of 0.020, 0.087, 0.26, 0.010, and 0.022 milligrams per liter (mg/L) for ammonia as N, nitrate as N, total nitrogen, orthophosphate as P, and total phosphorus, respectively. The flow‐weighted concentration of nitrate exceeded 0.6 mg/L in only three basins. Total nitrogen exceeded 1 mg/L in only four basins, and total phosphorus exceeded 0.1 mg/L in only four basins. The median annual basin yield of ammonia as N, nitrate as N, total nitrogen, orthophosphate as P, and total phosphorus was 8.1, 26, 86, 2.8, and 8.5 kilograms per square kilometer, respectively. Concentrations and yields of nitrate tended to be highest in northeastern and mid‐Atlantic coastal states and correlated well with areas of high atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Concentrations and yields of total nitrogen were highest in the southeastern part of the nation and in parts of the upper Midwest. In the northeast, nitrate was generally the predominant form of nitrogen, and in the southeast and parts of the upper Midwest, organic nitrogen was the dominant form. Concentrations of total phosphorus were generally highest in the Rocky Mountain and Central Plain states.     

OPTIMIZATION OF INTERMITTENT PUMPING SCHEDULES FOR AQUIFER REMEDIATION USING A GENETIC ALGORITHM1

ABSTRACT: Using a genetic algorithm (GA), optimal intermittent pumping schedules were established to simulate pump‐and‐treat remediation of a contaminated aquifer with known hydraulic limitations and a water miscible contaminant, located within the Duke Forest in Durham, North Carolina. The objectives of the optimization model were to minimize total costs, minimize health risks, and maximize the amount of contaminant removed from the aquifer. Stochastic ground water and contaminant transport models were required to provide estimates of contaminant concentrations at pumping wells. Optimization model simulations defined a tradeoff curve between the pumping cost and the amount of contaminant extracted from the aquifer. For this specific aquifer/miscible contaminant combination, the model simulations indicated that pump‐and‐treat remediation using intermittent pumping schedules for each pumping well produced significant reductions in predicted contaminant concentrations and associated health risks at a reasonable cost, after a remediation time of two years.     

基于遗传算法优化的大气质量评价的污染危害指数公式

基于污染危害率概念,提出了大气环境质量评价的污染危害指数计算公式和新的因子赋权法．指出用污染物的浓度相对值代替其监测值,公式中的参数可认为不随污染物种类和数目而改变．采用遗传算法对公式中的参数进行优化,得到了适用于多种污染物的大气质量评价的污染危害指数计算公式应用该公式对实例评价的结果与用其他多种方法评价结果进行了比较结果表明,该公式用于大气环境质量评价的物理意义明确、普适性强、计算简单、使用方便．