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Detwiler, R.L., Rajaram, H. and Glass, R.J. (2002). Experimental and simulated solute transport in a partially-saturated, variable-aperture fracture. Geophysical Research Letters 29: doi: 10.1029/2001GL013508. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We compare solute transport experiments to simulations in a partially-saturated, variable-aperture fracture in measured fracture aperture and entrapped-air geometry fields. The computational model tracks particles through a quasi-three-dimensional velocity field that is based on the two-dimensional solution to the Reynolds equation. The model predicts 84% of the relative increase in dispersion caused by the entrapped phase, and reproduces the experimentally observed nonlinear velocity-dependence of solute dispersion. |
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Keywords
Hydrology, Groundwater transport, Hydrology, Groundwater hydrology |
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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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