Measurement and analysis of non-Fickian dispersion in heterogeneous porous media

M Levy, B Berkowitz - Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2003 - Elsevier
Contaminant breakthrough behavior in a variety of heterogeneous porous media was
measured in laboratory experiments, and evaluated in terms of both the classical advection …

Review of laboratory scale models of karst aquifers: approaches, similitude, and requirements

Z Mohammadi, WA Illman, M Field - Groundwater, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review focuses on investigations of groundwater flow and solute transport in karst
aquifers through laboratory scale models (LSMs). In particular, LSMs have been used to …

Comparison of aquifer characterization approaches through steady state groundwater model validation: A controlled laboratory sandbox study

WA Illman, J Zhu, AJ Craig, D Yin - Water Resources Research, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Groundwater modeling has become a vital component to water supply and contaminant
transport investigations. An important component of groundwater modeling under steady …

On the importance of diffusion and compound-specific mixing for groundwater transport: An investigation from pore to field scale

M Rolle, G Chiogna, DL Hochstetler… - Journal of contaminant …, 2013 - Elsevier
Mixing processes significantly affect and limit contaminant transport and transformation rates
in the subsurface. The correct quantification of mixing in groundwater systems must account …

Predictive modeling of flow and transport in a two‐dimensional intermediate‐scale, heterogeneous porous medium

GR Barth, MC Hill, TH Illangasekare… - Water Resources …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
As a first step toward understanding the role of sedimentary structures in flow and transport
through porous media, this work deterministically examines how small‐scale laboratory …

Quantitative imaging of contaminant distributions in heterogeneous porous media laboratory experiments

JD McNeil, GA Oldenborger, RA Schincariol - Journal of contaminant …, 2006 - Elsevier
Intermediate-scale laboratory experiments on heterogeneous porous media have been
increasingly used for the study of saturated and unsaturated ground water systems. While …

A DNA tracer used in column tests for hydrogeology applications

L Aquilanti, F Clementi, S Landolfo, T Nanni… - Environmental earth …, 2013 - Springer
Tracing techniques are commonly used to investigate groundwater quality and dynamics, as
well as to measure the hydrogeological parameters of aquifers. The last decade has seen a …

Laboratory tracer tests on three-dimensional reconstructed heterogeneous porous media

C Danquigny, P Ackerer, JP Carlier - Journal of Hydrology, 2004 - Elsevier
Tracer tests have been performed on a 3D tank of dimensions 560× 100× 100 cm3. These
experiments at laboratory scale are used to define effective hydraulic conductivity and …

Scale dependence of dispersion coefficient for solute transport in porous media using image analysis

Y Liu, Y Liu, S Li, Q Zhang, J Qian - Journal of Hydrologic …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Scale dependence of dispersion coefficient (D) in the advection-dispersion equation (ADE)
for solute transport in porous media was investigated by a series of experiments using …

On the measurement of solute concentrations in 2-D flow tank experiments

M Konz, P Ackerer, E Meier… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2008 - hess.copernicus.org
In this study we describe and compare photometric and resistivity measurement
methodologies to determine solute concentrations in porous media flow tank experiments …