Groundwater flow and solute transport

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Groundwater flow and solute transport

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Koch
Master
2 (summer term)
2 (Lecture)
Elective
Homework
Wed. 14:00 to 16:00
Kurt-Wolters 3 - Room 1120 A

Content:

The geological, physical, and mathematical description of the porous medium, fluid-solid interactions, groundwater hydraulics, and subsurface transport of solids (contaminants) will be covered. The focus is on aspects of numerical modeling of the relevant processes in practice. 

Outline:

  • Supplement Hydrogeology: Saturated and unsaturated zone, aquifers and aquiclude. 
  • Flow equations for the saturated and unsaturated zone
    • Laplace and Poisson equation
    • Dupuit-Forchheimer equation for free aquifers
    • Richards equation for the Vadose zone

  • Analytical solutions for specific flow situations and analytical modeling techniques
  • Description of groundwater flow fields using trajectories and travel times.

  • Mass transport in the unsaturated soil zone and in groundwater
    • Transport processes
    • Formulation of transport equations.
    • Analytical solutions of the transport equations.
    • Application to the remediation of contaminated sites

  • Aspects of numerical modeling of groundwater flow and transport processes.
    • Numerical algorithms (finite differences, finite elements).
    • Discussion and application of professional program codes (MODFLOW, MT3D, SUTRA, HYDRUS)

    • Previous knowledge: Hydromechanics, Engineering Hydrology I, General Hydrogeology

    The lecture will be recognized with 3 credits after successful homework.

     

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