Contaminated ground water remediation design using simulation, optimization, and sensitivity theory. 2. Analysis of a field state

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Water Resour. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/WR024i003p00443· OSTI ID:7141141

Ahlfeld, D P; Mulvey, J M; Pinder, G F

An optimization approach to designing contaminated ground water aquifer remediation systems is described and used to analyze alternate hypothetical remediation strategies at a Superfund site in Woburn, Massachusetts. The methodology combines two-dimensional convective-dispersive transport simulation, nonlinear optimization, and sensitivity theory. Remediation strategies are generated based on different design criteria as represented by two alternate optimization formulations. It is demonstrated that field scale simulation models can be successfully incorporated into a nonlinear optimization frame-work to solve important design problems. Through the use of sensitivity theory for the transport simulation model it is possible to solve field scale problems with at least an order of magnitude less computational effort than when using perturbation methods.

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., NJ (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7141141
• Journal Information: Water Resour. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Water Resour. Res.; (United States) Vol. 24:3; ISSN WRERA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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520200* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUIFERS
CLEANING
DECONTAMINATION
DISPOSAL WELLS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLOGY
MASS TRANSFER
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OPTIMIZATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SENSITIVITY
SIMULATION
WATER
WELLS