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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2017.37.6.0973

Development of a Visual-Basic based Two-Dimensional Finite-Difference Density-Coupled Flow Numerical Code for Simulating Saltwater Intrusion  

Chang, Sun Woo (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.37, no.6, 2017 , pp. 973-980 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to develop VDFT (Visual Basic based Density-coupled Flow and Transport), a numerical modeling code used to simulate density coupled flow equations used to simulate seawater intrusion in a two dimensional finite difference method. The VDFT code has the advantage of being intuitive and simple to use and has the advantage of utilizing the EXCEL Visual Basic platform, which is widely used for general business purposes. Generally, code developed for numerical simulation can be verified through representative example models called benchmark problem. In this study, we verified the VDFT code using benchmark problem called Henry Problem and Modified Henry Problem as well as two laboratory test data. The results of this study are analyzed the importance of each benchmark problems, validated VDFT code compared to those problems. In conclusion, the possibility of using VDFT code is diagnosed and the direction of future research is suggested.
Keywords
Henry problem; Saltwater intrusion; Numerical model; Benchmark problem; VDFT;
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