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Contaminant Transport Equations

Contaminant Transport Equations. Dr. Philip Bedient Rice University 2005. Transport Processes. Advection The process by which solutes are transported by the bulk of motion of the flowing ground water.

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Contaminant Transport Equations

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  1. Contaminant Transport Equations Dr. Philip Bedient Rice University 2005

  2. Transport Processes Advection • The process by which solutes are transported by the bulk of motion of the flowing ground water. • Nonreactive solutes are carried at an average rate equal to the average linear velocity of the water. Hydrodynamic Dispersion • Tendency of the solute to spread out from the advective path • Two processes Diffusion (molecular) Dispersion

  3. Diffusion • Ions (molecular constituents) in solution move under the influence of kinetic activity in direction of their concentration gradients. • Occurs in the absence of any bulk hydraulic movement • Diffusive flux is proportional to concentration gradient, in accordance to Fick’s First Law. • Where Dm = diffusion coefficient (typically 1 x 10-5 to 2 x 10-5cm2/s for major ions in ground water)

  4. Diffusion (continued) • Fick’s Second Law - derived from Fick’s First Law and the Continuity Equation - called “Diffusion Equation”

  5. Advection Dispersion Equation -Derivation (F is transport) Assumptions: 1) Porous medium is homogenous 2) Porous medium is isotropic 3) Porous medium is saturated 4) Flow is steady-state 5) Darcy’s Law applies

  6. Advection Dispersion Equation In the x-direction: Transport by advection = Transport by dispersion = Where: = average linear velocity n = porosity (constant for unit of volume) C = concentration of solute dA = elemental cross-sectional area of cubic element

  7. Hydrodynamic Dispersion Dx caused by variations In the velocity field and heterogeneities where: = dispersivity [L] = Molecular diffusion

  8. Flux = (mass/area/time) (-) sign before dispersion term indicates that the contaminant moves toward lower concentrations • Total amount of solute entering the cubic element = Fxdydz + Fydxdz + Fzdxdy

  9. Difference in amount entering and leaving element = • For nonreactive solute, difference between flux in and out = amount accumulated within element • Rate of mass change in element =

  10. Equate two equations and divide by dV = dxdydz: • Substitute for fluxes and cancel n: • For a homogenous and isotropic medium, is steady and uniform.

  11. Therefore, Dx, Dy, and Dz do not vary through space. • Advection-Dispersion Equation 3-D:

  12. In 1-Dimension, the Ad - Disp equation becomes: Accumulation Advection Dispersion

  13. CONTINUOUS SOURCE • Soln for 1-D EQN for can be found using LaPlace Transform • 1-D soil column breakthru curves Co C/C0 vx L t t = L/vx

  14. (Ogato & Banks, 1961) • Solution can be written: or, in most cases Where Tabulated error function

  15. Instantaneous SourcesAdvection-Dispersion Only Instantaneous POINT Source 3-D: M = C0V D = (DxDyDz)1/3 Continuous Source

  16. Instantaneous LINE Source 2-D Well: With First Order Decay T2 T1 Source Plan View x

  17. Instantaneous PLANE Source - 1 Dimension • Adv/Disp Equation C/C0 t T = L/vx L

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