Abstract
The anomalous transport of particles within non-linear systems cannot be captured accurately with the classical advection-dispersion equation, due to its inability to incorporate non-linearity of geological formations in the mathematical formulation. Fortunately, fractional differential operators have been recognised as appropriate mathematical tools to describe such natural phenomena. The classical advection-dispersion equation is adapted to a fractional model by replacing the time differential operator by a time fractional derivative to include the power-law waiting time distribution. The advection component is adapted by replacing the local differential by a fractional space derivative to account for mean-square displacement from normal to super-advection. Due to the complexity of this new model, new numerical schemes are suggested, including an upwind Crank-Nicholson and weighted upwind-downwind scheme. Both numerical schemes are used to solve the modified fractional advection-dispersion model and the conditions of their stability established.
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