scholarly journals Relating reactive solute transport to hierarchical and multiscale sedimentary architecture in a Lagrangian-based transport model: 1. Time-dependent effective retardation factor

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 1586-1600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Reza Soltanian ◽  
Robert W. Ritzi ◽  
Chao Cheng Huang ◽  
Zhenxue Dai
Keyword(s):  
Solute Transport ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Retardation Factor ◽  
Reactive Solute Transport ◽  
Sedimentary Architecture

scholarly journals Simulation of reactive solute transport in the critical zone: a Lagrangian model for transient flow and preferential transport

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 1483-1508
Author(s):  
Alexander Sternagel ◽  
Ralf Loritz ◽  
Julian Klaus ◽  
Brian Berkowitz ◽  
Erwin Zehe
Keyword(s):  
Solute Transport ◽  
Reactive Transport ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Transient Flow ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Lagrangian Model ◽  
Retardation Factor ◽  
Soil Matrix ◽  
Reactive Solute Transport ◽  
Partially Saturated

Abstract. We present a method to simulate fluid flow with reactive solute transport in structured, partially saturated soils using a Lagrangian perspective. In this context, we extend the scope of the Lagrangian Soil Water and Solute Transport Model (LAST) (Sternagel et al., 2019) by implementing vertically variable, non-linear sorption and first-order degradation processes during transport of reactive substances through a partially saturated soil matrix and macropores. For sorption, we develop an explicit mass transfer approach based on Freundlich isotherms because the common method of using a retardation factor is not applicable in the particle-based approach of LAST. The reactive transport method is tested against data of plot- and field-scale irrigation experiments with the herbicides isoproturon and flufenacet at different flow conditions over various periods. Simulations with HYDRUS 1-D serve as an additional benchmark. At the plot scale, both models show equal performance at a matrix-flow-dominated site, but LAST better matches indicators of preferential flow at a macropore-flow-dominated site. Furthermore, LAST successfully simulates the effects of adsorption and degradation on the breakthrough behaviour of flufenacet with preferential leaching and remobilization. The results demonstrate the feasibility of the method to simulate reactive solute transport in a Lagrangian framework and highlight the advantage of the particle-based approach and the structural macropore domain to simulate solute transport as well as to cope with preferential bypassing of topsoil and subsequent re-infiltration into the subsoil matrix.

Use of a Three-Dimensional Reactive Solute Transport Model for Evaluation of Bioreactor Placement in Stream Restoration

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 839-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengtao Cui ◽  
Claire Welty ◽  
Arthur J. Gold ◽  
Peter M. Groffman ◽  
Sujay S. Kaushal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solute Transport ◽  
Stream Restoration ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Reactive Solute Transport

scholarly journals Non-reactive solute transport modelling with time-dependent dispersion through stratified porous media

Sadhana ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
ABHAY GULERIA ◽  
DEEPAK SWAMI ◽  
ABHIMANYU SHARMA ◽  
SAHIL SHARMA
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Solute Transport ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Transport Modelling ◽  
Reactive Solute Transport

Simulating preferential soil water flow and reactive solute transport using the Lagrangian Soil Water and Solute Transport Model (LAST)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Sternagel ◽  
Ralf Loritz ◽  
Wolfgang Wilcke ◽  
Erwin Zehe
Keyword(s):  
Solute Transport ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Preferential Flow ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Water Dynamics ◽  
Model Concept ◽  
Soil Matrix ◽  
Reactive Solute Transport ◽  
Water And Solute Transport

<p>Recently, we proposed an alternative model concept to represent rainfall-driven soil water dynamics and especially preferential water flow and solute transport in the vadose zone. Our LAST-Model is based on a Lagrangian perspective on the movement of water particles (Zehe and Jackisch, 2016) carrying solute masses through the subsurface which is separated into a soil matrix domain and a preferential flow domain (Sternagel et al., 2019). The preferential flow domain relies on observable field data like the average number of macropores of a given diameter, their hydraulic properties and their vertical length distribution. These data may either be derived from field observations or by inverse modelling using tracer data. Parameterization of the soil matrix domain requires soil hydraulic functions which determine the parameters of the water particle movement and particularly the distribution of flow velocities in different pores sizes. Infiltration into the matrix and the macropores depends on their respective moisture state and subsequently macropores are gradually filled. Macropores and matrix interact through diffusive mixing of water and solutes between the two flow domains which again depends on their water content and matric potential at the considered depths.</p><p>The LAST-Model was evaluated using tracer profiles and macropore data obtained at four different study sites in the Weiherbach catchment in south Germany and additionally compared against simulations using HYDRUS 1-D as benchmark model. The results generally corroborated the feasibility of the model concept and particularly the implemented representation of macropore flow and macropore-matrix exchange. We thus concluded that the LAST-Model approach provides a useful and alternative framework for simulating rainfall-driven soil water and solute dynamics and fingerprints of preferential flow.</p><p>This study presents an extension of the model allowing for the simulation of reactive solute transport. Transformation kinetics are considered by transferring mass from the parent to the child components in each water particle according to the corresponding reaction rates, which is limited by the compound solubility. A retardation coefficient is not helpful in the particle-based framework, as the solute mass is carried by the water particles and travels thus by default at the same velocity. Ad- and desorption are explicit represented through transfer of dissolved mass from the water particles at a given depth to surrounding adsorption sites of the soil solid phase and vice versa. This may either operate under rate-limited or non-limited conditions. Adsorbed solute masses will be considered to be degraded following first-order reaction kinetics. The retardation process delays the solute displacement and enables a suitable time scale for the degradation process, which must be smaller than the time scale for the re-mobilization of the solutes. The proposed extension will be benchmarked against observations of pesticide transport in soil profiles and at tile-drained field sites.</p><p> </p><p>Zehe, E., Jackisch, C.: A Lagrangian model for soil water dynamics during rainfall-driven conditions, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 3511–3526, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3511-2016, 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Sternagel, A., Loritz, R., Wilcke, W., and Zehe, E.: Simulating preferential soil water flow and tracer transport using the Lagrangian Soil Water and Solute Transport Model, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 4249–4267, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4249-2019, 2019.</p>

Parameter Determination for Chloride and Tritium Transport in Undisturbed Lysimeters during Steady Flow

1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ole H. Jacobsen ◽  
Feike J. Leij ◽  
Martinus Th. van Genuchten
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Unsaturated Flow ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Time Moment ◽  
Breakthrough Curves ◽  
Coarse Sand ◽  
Retardation Factor ◽  
Parameter Determination ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Water Fraction

Breakthrough curves of Cl and 3H2O were obtained during steady unsaturated flow in five lysimeters containing an undisturbed coarse sand (Orthic Haplohumod). The experimental data were analyzed in terms of the classical two-parameter convection-dispersion equation and a four-parameter two-region type physical nonequilibrium solute transport model. Model parameters were obtained by both curve fitting and time moment analysis. The four-parameter model provided a much better fit to the data for three soil columns, but performed only slightly better for the two remaining columns. The retardation factor for Cl was about 10 % less than for 3H2O, indicating some anion exclusion. For the four-parameter model the average immobile water fraction was 0.14 and the Peclet numbers of the mobile region varied between 50 and 200. Time moments analysis proved to be a useful tool for quantifying the break through curve (BTC) although the moments were found to be sensitive to experimental scattering in the measured data at larger times. Also, fitted parameters described the experimental data better than moment generated parameter values.

scholarly journals Influence of Chemical Osmosis on Solute Transport and Fluid Velocity in Clay Soils

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 232-238
Author(s):  
Zhihong Zhang ◽  
Gailei Tian ◽  
Lin Han
Keyword(s):  
Solute Transport ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Diffusion Mechanism ◽  
Clay Material ◽  
Chemical Osmosis ◽  
Advection Diffusion Equation ◽  
Test Study ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Membrane Effect

AbstractSolute transport through the clay liner is a significant process in many waste landfills or unmanaged landfills. At present, researchers mainly focus on the test study about semi-membrane property of clay material, however, the influence of chemical osmosis caused by membrane effect on solute transport and fluid velocity is insufficient. In this investigation, based on the classical advection-diffusion equation, a one-dimensional solute transport model for low-permeable clay material has been proposed, in which the coupled fluid velocity related with hydraulic gradient and concentration gradient is introduced, and the semi-membrane effect is embodied in the diffusion mechanism. The influence of chemical osmosis on fluid velocity and solute transport has been analyzed using COMSOL Multiphysics software. The simulated results show that chemical osmosis has a significant retarded action on fluid velocity and pollutant transport. The proposed model can effectively reveal the change in process of coupled fluid velocity under dual gradient and solute transport, which can provide a theoretical guidance for similar fluid movement in engineering.

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