Physical model studies on dense solute plumes in porous media

Technical Report · Sat Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6917900

Gueven, O; Dane, J H; Oostrom, M; Hayworth, J S ^[1]

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1. Auburn Univ., AL (United States)

The behavior of dense solute plumes was investigated in three flow containers which simulated homogeneous unconfined aquifers. Glass beads and a medium sand were used as the porous media. The plumes were introduced into the flow containers from a line source or a point source placed on top of the porous media. Optical tracers were added to the contaminant solutions to allow flow visualization. Results show that dense plumes were either stable or unstable depending on the magnitude of the horizontal flow velocity, the contaminant leakage rate, and the density difference between the contaminant solution and the ambient groundwater.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Auburn Univ., AL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6917900
• Report Number(s): EPRI-TR-101387
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTAINERS
CONTAMINATION
DIAGRAMS
DISPERSIONS
DISSOLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LEACHATES
LEACHING
MASS TRANSFER
MIXTURES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLUMES
POLLUTANTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTIONS
STABILITY
WATER
WATER QUALITY