Simulations of physical nonequilibrium solute transport models: Application to a large-scale field experiment |
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Institution: | 1. School of Civil Engineering and Services, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, U.S.A.;2. Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Equations expressing the spatial moments of solute concentration distributions simulated by various models, in terms of model parameters, have recently been presented. Using independently obtained parameter values, these equations are used to compare simulations of physical non-equilibrium models with spatial moment data collected in a large-scale natural gradient experiment on solute transport. The physical nonequilibrium models examined postulate the existence of layered zones of immobile water through which solute is transported by a diffusion mechanism. It is found that the qualitative aspects of the measured moment behavior are simulated by the physical nonequilibrium models if the independently obtained parameters are modified somewhat on the basis of reasonable corrective assumptions. It is further demonstrated that the physical nonequilibrium models, using parameter values obtained from spatial data, can qualitatively simulate temporal behavior at individual well points in this relatively homogeneous aquifer. |
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