Solute dilution under imbibition and drainage conditions in a heterogeneous structure: Modeling of a sand tank experiment |
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Authors: | M. Rossi,O. Ippisch,H. Flü hler |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Soil Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland;2. Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Germany |
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Abstract: | This study aims at modeling the transport of a conservative tracer in two dimensions, as experimentally observed in a strongly heterogeneous medium under conditions of variable water saturation during drainage and imbibition. Solute transport experiments were conducted in a sand tank containing an artificial packing of three quartz sands of different particle sizes. The packing was characterized by the presence of numerous homogeneous layers (0.5 × 5 × 5 cm) inclined at 45° and randomly distributed in a tank. Six different stationary flow conditions were sequentially established during imbibition and drainage. When a stationary flow regime was reached, several solute pulses were applied at different positions at the upper surface of the sand structure. The transport regime was studied by monitoring the tracer plumes injected as point-like pulses at the surface, as they travelled through the sand bedding. |
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Keywords: | Heterogeneity Solute transport Dilution Modeling |
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