Testing and validation of FLOTRAN: A ground water flow and contaminant transport model

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dc.contributor.advisorBedient, Philip B.en_US
dc.creatorHolder, Anthony Wayneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:24:39Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:24:39Zen_US
dc.date.issued1996en_US
dc.description.abstractscFLOTRAN, a code written by a Rice faculty member, is designed to solve the advection-dispersion-reaction equation for contaminant transport in three dimensions. In this thesis, scFLOTRAN is tested in several different scenarios to determine the accuracy of the code and to eliminate programming errors. The testing scenarios utilized include testing in radially dominated flow conditions, testing against analytical solutions, and testing against a three dimensional model of the Borden Landfill site. Overall, the testing was successful. In the tests with analytical solutions, scFLOTRAN matches the analytical solutions, generally within a few percent, and often within one percent, as measured by the average absolute error. In the testing against the Borden Landfill model, scFLOTRAN performed well, demonstrating the usefulness of its variable grid thickness option. As a final test, and as an exercise in itself, scFLOTRAN is also used to model trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination at a site in Arizona. TCE was discovered in two City of Phoenix water wells in late 1981, a discovery which led to placing the area on the National Priorities List, and extensive study of the area. The emphasis of the modeling is to determine conditions in the subsurface before the discovery of TCE in the water wells. Of the several possible sources of contamination in the area, modeling suggests that one in particular is responsible for the contamination in the city water wells prior to 1981.en_US
dc.format.extent148 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ENV. SCI. 1996 HOLDERen_US
dc.identifier.citationHolder, Anthony Wayne. "Testing and validation of FLOTRAN: A ground water flow and contaminant transport model." (1996) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14072">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14072</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/14072en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental scienceen_US
dc.subjectHydrologyen_US
dc.titleTesting and validation of FLOTRAN: A ground water flow and contaminant transport modelen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentEnvironmental Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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