Final Cost and Performance Report Application of Flow and Transport Optimization Codes to Groundwater Pump and Treat Systems

Abstract

This ESTCP project evaluated the benefits and utility of applying transport optimization algorithms operable on desktop computers versus a traditional trial-&-error approach. The focus was on groundwater pump and treat (P&T) systems. The transport optimization algorithms link mathematical optimization techniques with simulations of groundwater flow and contaminant transport to determine the best combination of well locations and pumping rates for a P&T system. These mathematical algorithms can potentially contribute to long-term operating cost reduction and/or improved performance of these systems with respect to compliance objectives (e.g. achieve cleanup standards in less time).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA423258

Entities

People

  • Barbara Minsker
  • Chunmiao Zheng
  • Richard Peralta
  • Robert Greenwald
  • Yan Zhang

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computers
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Protection
  • Explosives
  • Groundwater
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Optimization
  • Project Management
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Operations Research