Numerical Generation of Flow Nets — The FLOWNS Model |
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| Authors: | Wayne Bramlett Robert C Borden |
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| Institution: | Graduate Assistant and Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, Box 7908, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract. A simple-to-use computer program (FLOWNS) has been developed for generating flow nets for any saturated rectangular domain with any combination of constant head or constant flux (including zero) boundary conditions. The program approximates with discrete values the continuous distributions of potential and stream function using finite-difference approximations of Laplace's equation. The hydraulic conductivity distribution may be anisotropic and/or heterogeneous. A contouring program is required to generate the final stream and equipotential lines. |
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