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Numerical studies of three-dimensional stochastic Darcy's equation and stochastic advection-diffusion-dispersion equation

Journal Article · · Journal of Scientific Computing, 43(1):92-117

In this study, we solve the three-dimensional stochastic Darcy's equation and stochastic advection-diffusion-dispersion equation using a probabilistic collocation method (PCM) on sparse grids. Karhunen-Lo\`{e}ve (KL) decomposition is employed to represent the three-dimensional log hydraulic conductivity $$Y=\ln K_s$$. The numerical examples which demonstrate the convergence of PCM are presented. It appears that the faster convergence rate in the variance can be obtained by using the Jacobi-chaos representing the truncated Gaussian distributions than using the Hermite-chaos for the Gaussian distribution. The effect of dispersion coefficient on the mean and standard deviation of the hydraulic head and solute concentration is investigated. Additionally, we also study how the statistical properties of the hydraulic head and solute concentration vary while using different types of random distributions and different standard deviations of random hydraulic conductivity.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
973969
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-62001; 32297; KJ0401000
Journal Information:
Journal of Scientific Computing, 43(1):92-117, Journal Name: Journal of Scientific Computing, 43(1):92-117 Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 43
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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