Date of Award
5-1991
Degree Type
Report
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Committee Chair(s)
Joseph V. Koebbe
Committee
Joseph V. Koebbe
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to investigate the behavior of a nonreactive contaminant in a perfectly stratified aquifer under uniform, steady-state flow. The design and the implementation of a solute transport model which characterizes the heterogeneities of the aquifer properties in a stochastic framework is reviewed. The model closely examines the advection and dispersion of the plume. The advection is the process by which the plume is transported in the aquifer by the bulk average motion of the groundwater whereas the dispersion refers to the spreading of the plume about its mean displacement position. The relationship between the fractally distributed hydraulic conductivity and the extent of spreading is the focus of investigation.
Recommended Citation
Oana, Joan Leilani, "Numerical Simulation of Saturated Flow with Fractal Analysis of the Hydraulic Conductivity Distribution" (1991). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1295.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1295
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