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Title: Independent validation testing of the FLAME computer code, Version 1. 0

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7077038· OSTI ID:7077038
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  1. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Independent testing of the FLAME computer code, Version 1.0, was conducted to determine if the code is ready for use in hydrological and environmental studies at Department of Energy sites. This report describes the technical basis, approach, and results of this testing. Validation tests, (i.e., tests which compare field data to the computer generated solutions) were used to determine the operational status of the FLAME computer code and were done on a qualitative basis through graphical comparisons of the experimental and numerical data. These tests were specifically designed to check: (1) correctness of the FORTRAN coding, (2) computational accuracy, and (3) suitability to simulating actual hydrologic conditions. This testing was performed using a structured evaluation protocol which consisted of: (1) independent applications, and (2) graduated difficulty of test cases. Three tests ranging in complexity from simple one-dimensional steady-state flow field problems under near-saturated conditions to two-dimensional transient flow problems with very dry initial conditions.

Research Organization:
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
OSTI ID:
7077038
Report Number(s):
EGG-GEO-10368; ON: DE92019691
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English