標題: An analytical approach for the simulation of flow in a heterogeneous confined aquifer with a parameter zonation structure
作者: Huang, Ching-Sheng
Yeh, Hund-Der
環境工程研究所
Institute of Environmental Engineering
公開日期: Nov-2016
摘要: This study introduces an analytical approach to estimate drawdown induced by well extraction in a heterogeneous confined aquifer with an irregular outer boundary. The aquifer domain is divided into a number of zones according to the zonation method for representing the spatial distribution of a hydraulic parameter field. The lateral boundary of the aquifer can be considered under the Dirichlet, Neumann or Robin condition at different parts of the boundary. Flow across the interface between two zones satisfies the continuities of drawdown and flux. Source points, each of which has an unknown volumetric rate representing the boundary effect on the drawdown, are allocated around the boundary of each zone. The solution of drawdown in each zone is expressed as a series in terms of the Theis equation with unknown volumetric rates from the source points. The rates are then determined based on the aquifer boundary conditions and the continuity requirements. The estimated aquifer drawdown by the present approach agrees well with a finite element solution developed based on the Mathematica function NDSolve. As compared with the existing numerical approaches, the present approach has a merit of directly computing the drawdown at any given location and time and therefore takes much less computing time to obtain the required results in engineering applications.
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016WR019443
http://hdl.handle.net/11536/133351
ISSN: 0043-1397
DOI: 10.1002/2016WR019443
期刊: WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
Volume: 52
Issue: 11
起始頁: 9201
結束頁: 9212
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