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Effect of Partial Flow Reductions on DNAPL Source Dissolution Rate

  • Park, Eung-Yu;ParKer, Jeck C.
    • Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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    • 2005.04a
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    • pp.148-151
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    • 2005
  • Field-scale DNAPL dissolution is controlled by the topology of DNAPL distributions with respect to the velocity field. A high resolution percolation model was developed and employed to simulate the distribution of DNAPL within source zones. Statistically anisotropic permeability values and capillary parameters were generated for 10${\times}$10${\times}$10 m domains at a resolution of 0.05 to 0.1 m for various statistical properties. TCE leakage was simulated at various rates and the distribution of residual DNAPL in 'fingers' and 'lenses' was computed. Variations in finger and lens geometries, frequencies, average DNAPL saturations, and overall source topology were predicted to be strongly influenced by statistical properties of the medium as well as by injection rate and fluid properties. Model results were found to be consistent with observations from controlled DNAPL release experiments reported in the literature. The computed distributions of aquifer properties and DNAPL were utilized to perform high-resolution numerical simulations of groundwater flow and dissolved transport. Simulations were performed to assess the effect of grout or foam injection in bore holes within the source zone and of shallow point-releases of fluids with various properties on dissolution in DNAPL dissolution rate, even for widely spaced injection points. The results indicate that measures that induced partial flow reductions through DNAPL source zones can significantly decrease dissolution rates from residual DNAPL. The benefit from induced partial flow reductions is two-fold: 1) local flow reduction in DNAPL contaminated zones reduces mass transfer rates, and 2) contaminant flux reductions occur due to the decrease in groundwater velocity

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A DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION PRECONDITIONER FOR STEADY GROUNDWATER FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA

  • Ghahreman, N.;Kerayechian, A.
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.773-785
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    • 2000
  • In this paper an algorithm is presented based on the additive Schwarz method for steady groundwater flow in a porous medium. The subproblems in the algorithm correspond to the problem on a coarse grid and some overlapping subdomains. It will be shown that the rate of convergence is independent of the mesh parameters and discontinuities of the coefficients, and depends on the overlap ratio.

Fiber optic distribution temperature sensing in a borehole heat exchanger system (광섬유 센서를 이용한 지중 열교환기 시스템 온도 모니터링)

  • Shim, Byoung-Ohan;Lee, Young-Min;Kim, Hyoung-Chan;Song, Yoon-Ho
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.451-454
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    • 2006
  • Fiber optic distributed temperature sensing and thermal line sensor are applied in an observation borehole and a loom deep borehole heat exchanger. For the case of permanently installed system fiber optic DTS is very useful. By comparing with TLS, fiber optic DTS shows good accuracy and reliability. Ground water flow can give influences at heat exchange rate of the heat pump system. According to the hydraulic characteristics and temperature-depth profile, we consider that temperature-depth profile do not seem to be dependent on ground water flow. A permanent installation of fiber optic cable is expected as a reliable temperature measurement technique in a borehole heat exchanger system.

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Study on 222Rn reduction rate in boiling groundwater (가열에 의한 지하수 중 222Rn 제거율 고찰)

  • Kim, MoonSu;Kim, Hyun-Koo;Park, Sun-Wha;Kim, Hyoung-Seop;Ju, Byoung-Kyu;Kim, Dong-Su;Cho, Sung-Jin;Yang, Jae-Ha;Kwon, Oh-Sang;Kim, Tae-Seung
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.353-360
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    • 2015
  • Boiling is an efficient removal method to reduce radon in groundwater when ventilating indoor air. 13 groundwater samples with various radon concentrations were used to evaluate the reduction rate of radon with heating temperature and time. The groundwater samples were obtained by Bladder pump and on-situ measurements such as dissolved oxygen (DO) and hydrogen concentration (pH) and so on were carried out by a flow cell system isolated from the ambient atmosphere environment. All samples for measuring radon in groundwater were analyzed by liquid scintillation counter (LSC). The experiment result showed that increasing groundwater temperature enhanced radon removal rate but the initial radon concentration with high level lowered the removal rate. This means that radon reduction in groundwater by heating needs more heating energy and longer heating time with radon concentrations. Radon removal rate in groundwater, therefore, mainly depends on the initial radon concentration, heating temperature, and heating time.

Evaluation of Well Production by a Riverbank Filtration Facility with Radial Collector Well System in Jeungsan-ri, Changnyeong-gun, Korea (경남 창녕군 증산리 일대 방사집수정을 활용한 강변 여과수 개발량 평가)

  • Lee, Eun-Hee;Hyun, Yun-Jung;Lee, Kang-Kun;Kim, Hyoung-Soo;Jeong, Jae-Hoon
    • Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2010
  • Well production by a riverbank filtration facility with multi-radial collector well systems in Jeungsan-ri, Changnyeong gun, Korea was evaluated. In this study, the drawdown at collector wells due to pumping and groundwater inflow rates along the horizontal arms of the collector wells were computed through numerical simulations. Sensitivities of the well production to hydraulic conductivity and well flow coefficient, which represents the resistance to the flow from the aquifer to the horizontal arms, were analyzed. Simulation results showed that, with given proposed pumping rate conditions, the drawdown in the caisson exceeded maximum drawdown constraints in the study site and the adjustment of the pumping rate at each well is needed. The drawdown is affected by the hydraulic conductivity of the main aquifer and the well flow coefficient, which means the profound field investigation of the study site is needed to accurately estimate the efficiency of riverbank filtration through radial collector wells.

Evaluation of groundwater recharge rate for land uses at Mandae stream watershed using SWAT HRU Mapping module (SWAT HRU Mapping module을 이용한 해안면 만대천 유역의 토지이용별 지하수 함양량 평가)

  • Ryu, Jichul;Choi, Jae Wan;Kang, Hyunwoo;Kum, Donghyuk;Shin, Dong Suk;Lee, Ki Hwan;Jeong, Gyo-Cheol;Lim, Kyoung Jae
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.743-753
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    • 2012
  • The hydrologic models, capable of simulating groundwater recharge for long-term period and effects on it of crops management in the agricultural areas, have been used to compute groundwater recharge in the agricultural fields. Among these models, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) has been widely used because it could interpret hydrologic conditions for the long time considering effects of weather condition, land uses, and soil. However the SWAT model couldn't represent the spatial information of Hydrologic Response Unit (HRU), the SWAT HRU mapping module was developed in 2010. With this capability, it is possible to assume and analyze spatio-temporal groundwater recharge. In this study, groundwater recharge of rate for various crops in the Mandae stream watershed was estimated using SWAT HRU Mapping module, which can simulate spato-temporal recharge rate. As a result of this study, Coefficient of determination ($R^2$) and Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency (NSE) for flow calibration were 0.80 and 0.72, respectively, and monthly groundwater recharge of Mandae watershed in Haean-myeon was 381.24 mm/year. It was 28% of total precipitation in 2009. Groundwater recharge rate was 73.54 mm/month and 73.58 mm/month for July and August 2009, which is approximately 18 times of groundwater recharge rate for December 2009. The groundwater recharges for each month through the year were varying. The groundwater recharge was smaller in the spring and winter seasons, relatively. So, it is necessary to enforce proper management of groundwater recharge during droughty season. Also, the SWAT HRU Mapping module could show the result of groundwater recharge as a GIS map and analyze spatio-temporal groundwater recharge. So, this method, proposed in this study, would be quite useful to make groundwater management plans at agriculture-dominant watershed.

SVE & Bioventing Techniques for the Treatment of Hydrocarbon (SVE와 Bioventing 기술을 이용한 유류 오염토양의 복원)

  • 김무훈;강순기;조미영;정우성;박덕신
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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    • 2000.05a
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    • pp.137-140
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study is to see the effect of SVE (Soil Vapor Extraction) and Bioventing (biostimulation) hydrocarbon contaminated areas. The removal rate of VOC for three weeks were 17.43 kg on 3.6 ㎥/hr at steady-state. In the application of Bioventing, every flow rate were tested, and it was found that 4.0 ㎥/hr were adequate for best control of the system. At this stage, the addition of microbial agent accelerated the biodegradation of the hydrocarbon.

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Estimation of Distributed Groundwater Recharge in Jangseong District by using Integrated Hydrologic Model (통합수문모형을 이용한 장성지역의 분포형 지하수 함양량 추정)

  • Chung, Il-Moon;Park, Seunghyuk;Lee, Jeong Eun;Kim, Min Gyu
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.517-526
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    • 2018
  • As groundwater recharge shows the heterogeneity in space and time due to land use and soil types, estimating daily recharge by integrated hydrologic analysis is needed. In this work, the SWAT-MODFLOW model was applied to compute daily based groundwater recharge in Jangseong region. The accuracy of the model was evaluated by comparing the observed and calculated values of the unsteady groundwater flow levels after calibrating the observed and calculated flow rates of the stream for a hydrological analysis. The estimated hydrologic components showed a strong correlation with each other and significant spatial variations regarding the groundwater recharge rate in accordance with the heterogeneous watershed characteristics such as subbasin slope, land use, and soil type. Overall, it was concluded that the coupled hydrologic models were capable of simulating the spatial variation with respect to the hydrologic component process in surface water and groundwater. The average recharge rate was estimated at approximately 20.8%.

A Study of the Influence of Groundwater Level on the System Performance of Open Loop Geothermal System (지하수 수위가 개방형 지열시스템 성능에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jinsang;Nam, Yujin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2013
  • Open loop geothermal heat pumps have great potential where the groundwater resources are sufficient. Performance of open loop geothermal heat pump systems is considered higher than that of ground source heat pumps. Head and power calculation of submersible pumps, heat pump units, and piping are numerically based on regression data. Results shows that the system performance drops as the water level drops, and the lowest flow rates generally achieve the highest system COPs. The highest achievable cooling system COPs become 6.34, 6.12, and 5.95 as the groundwater levels are 5m, 15m, and 25m. The highest heating system COPs also become 4.59, 4.37, and 4.20. Groundwater level and submersible pump selection greatly influence the system performance of open loop geothermal heat pumps. It needs to be analysed during the design process of open loop geothermal heat pump system, possibly with analysis tools that include wide range of pump product data.

Estimation of Design Population and Design Wastewater Flow Rate for the BTO Project of Wastewater Treatment Facilities (하수종말처리시설 민간투자사업을 위한 계획 인구 및 계획 하수량 추정)

  • Son, Young-Gyu;Lee, So-Young;Kim, Lee-Hyung;Khim, Jee-Hyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.145-151
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    • 2008
  • A novel method was suggested for the estimation of design population and design wastewater flow rate in fishing and agrarian village. Even though the population was decreasing continuously in this area, the design population was considered as constant with the passage of the time in conventional methods. And although the portion of groundwater uses was pretty high, the design wastewater flow rate was determined by the supply amount of tap water. Consequently, the design population and the design wastewater flow rate were overestimated. To prevent these overestimates, the design population was predicted to decrease gradually using the population trends from Korea National Statistical Office, and the design wastewater flow rate was determined using the way that the supply amount of tap water was applied in developed areas and the supply amount of groundwater was used in undeveloped areas.