Macroscale Diffusion-Limited Sorption Modeling--A Preliminary Modeling Exercise for a Dover AFB Site.

Abstract

A modification was made to the USGS SUTRA code which allowed the simulation of macro scale diffusion effects from specific layers. This modification utilized a split-operator finite element numerical technique to incorporate the macroscale diffusion. The code was applied to a conceptual site developed from a field site at Dover AFB, DL Simulations were done to compare the modified code to the unmodified code which clearly showed the modified code as a closer representation of reality. Simulations were also done to study the effects of pulsed and continuous pumping within the time frame of a field experiment at Dover. These simulations indicated that the diffusion time scale was too long to be studied within the 180 days of the field study. Further investigation over a longer period of time provided the opportunity to study rebound effects due to macroscale diffusion. These simulations confirm the effectiveness of the macroscale model in representing actual physical processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA305931

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  • Jason T. Herman

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Diffusion
  • Ecology
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Groundwater
  • Mass Transfer
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Monitoring
  • Simulations
  • Sorption
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • Water Resources

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.