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Density DependentFlows
Density DependentFlows
Primary source:
• Chain rule
Water Compressibility
Medium Compressibility
Specific storage
• Volume of water per unit change in
pressure:
Densities
• Freshwater: 1000 kg m-3
• Seawater: 1025 kg m-3
• Freshwater: 0 mg L-1
• Seawater: 35,000 mg L-1
d 1025 1000 kg m 3
3
0.714
dC 35 kg m
Flow Equation
Darcy’s law
CDE
Program Flow
Benchmark Problems
• Box problems (Voss and Souza, 1987)
• Henry problem (Voss and Souza, 1987)
• Elder problem (Voss and Souza, 1987)
• HYDROCOIN problem (Konikow and
others, 1997)
Henry Problem
Henry
Hydrocoin
Elder Problem
Salt Source
E
C=0
E/H=4
H Temperature-induced buoyancy
Solute-induced buoyancy
L/H=2
C=1
L
Heater
C=0
E
// Controlling parameter
C=0
E
// Controlling parameter
20%
Year 15 Year 20
20%
60%
20%
60%
Notes
• No fully accepted results (computer or lab).
• Maybe no unique solution.
80%
Year 4 80%
Year 10
60% 60%
40%
20%
40%
20%
80%
80%
60% 60%
40% 40%
20% 20%
60%
Year 15
Thorne & Sukop (2004)
Frolkovič & De Schepper (2001) 80%
80%
80%
60%
40%
20%