Abstract
Groundwater quality is one of water resource problem. This problem is driven by contaminant transport phenomena and can be described as a mathematical model. Contaminant transports equation usually is composed by advection and dispersion flux. In the porous medium or aquifer, contaminant meet tortuosity effect, therefore hydrodynamic dispersion must be considered as the development of dispersion flux. This paper explains the mathematical model of groundwater contaminant on fully saturated condition. It starts from governing equation of contaminant transport. Advection flux is based on groundwater velocity. In steady state condition, groundwater velocity can be determined as certain value. In another hand, in the transient condition, groundwater velocity must be determined based on the solution of groundwater flow model. Dispersion flux is calculated through first Fick’s law and this component is distinguished into two parts follow mechanical dispersion and molecular diffusion. Mechanical dispersion affected by groundwater velocity and dispersivity. Contaminant transport equation is solved numerically using Finite Difference Method (FDM). This final model is validated theoretically and then this model is simulated into transient condition. The result of the simulation is described and explained graphically. Based on this research, the result of FDM model has similar physical behavior to FEM model from CTRAN example.
Highlights
Groundwater is valuable natural resources (Patil & Chore, 2014)
The Finite-Element method (FEM) example of solution of groundwater contaminant transport can be taken from CTRAN Examples (Geo-Slope, n.d.)
The objective of this paper is to describe the mechanism of groundwater contaminant transport under saturated condition by mathematical model
Summary
Groundwater is valuable natural resources (Patil & Chore, 2014). The common problem of groundwater resources is about quantity problem and quality problem. The mathematical model can solve this problem It can describe the behavior of contaminant transport through porous medium. Many researchers have conducted mathematical modelling groundwater contaminant transport on various cases. Field case has been taken by (Rao et al, 2011)in the Basaltic Terrain, India It provides an improved understanding of the contaminant migration in the regional aquifer system. Other researches provide the information about the behavior of contaminant transport through porous media such as contaminant transport through layered soil (Sharma et al, 2014), contaminant transport on dual porosity (Corapcioglu & Wang, 1999), and the transport of nitrate and wastewater through groundwater flow system (Lalehzari et al, 2013). The FEM example of solution of groundwater contaminant transport can be taken from CTRAN Examples (Geo-Slope, n.d.).
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