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Stockman, H.W., Johnson, J. and Brown, S.R. (2001). Mixing at fracture intersections: Influence of channel geometry and the Reynolds and Peclet Numbers. Geophysical Research Letters 28: doi: 10.1029/2001GL013287. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The 3D lattice Boltzmann (LB) method was used to model mixing at three types of continuous fracture intersections: planar, fluted (containing parallel grooves), and rough-walled. Peclet number (Pe) varied from 3 to 400, and Reynolds number (Re) varied from 0.5 to 100. In both planar-and rough-walled intersections, the mixing ratio (Mr) decreases with increasing Pe, though the decrease is less dramatic for the rough-walled geometry. In planar-walled intersections, the Mr decreases with increasing Re; however, the fluted and rough-walled intersections show the opposite trend. Overall, the impact of inertial effects is slight for Re ≤ 10. The effects of channel length are also small; the calculated Mr varies little for LB simulations with length/width ≥ 1. ¿ 2001 American Geophysical Union |
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Keywords
Hydrology, Groundwater hydrology, Hydrology, Groundwater transport |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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