Volume 24, Issue 4 (2024)
MCEJ 2024, 24(4): 115-124 |
Back to browse issues page
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Asadi R, Davari S. Comparison of Finite Volume Methods for the Solution of Advection-Dispersion Equation in Unsaturated Porous Media. MCEJ 2024; 24 (4) :115-124
URL: http://mcej.modares.ac.ir/article-16-75149-en.html
URL: http://mcej.modares.ac.ir/article-16-75149-en.html
1- Department of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology , asadi@kntu.ac.ir
2- Department of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology
2- Department of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology
Abstract: (627 Views)
Due the limitations and lack of access to fresh water resources, groundwater is recognized as an important source. In this research, a novel method called Dual Discrete Finite Volume (DDFV) has been developed for modeling flow and contaminant transport in saturated and unsaturated porous media. In this method, structured and unstructured grids have been used to handle complex geometries. Flow and contaminant transport equations have been accurately modeled for each triangular element in the grid. This modeling process yields contaminant concentrations at the center and vertices of each element. First, the flow equation in an unsaturated medium has been solved. Parameters such as moisture content and hydraulic head have been calculated. Then, based on the obtained results, the water velocity in the soil was estimated. Finally, the contamination equation in an unsaturated medium was extracted, and the concentration values at the vertices of each element were calculated. This model has been validated for transient flow conditions with high accuracy. By comparing the two-dimensional case with the one-dimensional case, it was determined that there are no numerical oscillations in the two-dimensional case.
Keywords: Unsaturated porous media, Richards’ equation, Advection, Dispersion, Numerical modeling, Finite volume method.
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Water
Received: 2024/05/15 | Accepted: 2024/05/26 | Published: 2024/10/1
Received: 2024/05/15 | Accepted: 2024/05/26 | Published: 2024/10/1
Send email to the article author
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |