A review of spatial Markov models for predicting pre-asymptotic and anomalous transport in porous and fractured media

T Sherman, NB Engdahl, G Porta, D Bolster - Journal of Contaminant …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heterogeneity across a broad range of scales in geologic porous media often manifests in
observations of non-Fickian or anomalous transport. While traditional anomalous transport …

Anomalous transport in three‐dimensional discrete fracture networks: Interplay between aperture heterogeneity and injection modes

PK Kang, JD Hyman, WS Han… - Water Resources …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We study how the interplay between fracture aperture heterogeneity and tracer injection
mode controls fluid flow and tracer transport in three‐dimensional (3D) discrete fracture …

Anomalous transport through free-flow-porous media interface: Pore-scale simulation and predictive modeling

JS Kim, PK Kang - Advances in Water Resources, 2020 - Elsevier
Pore-scale velocity and turbulence structures near streambeds may control solute transport
and dispersion in streams. In this study, pore-scale flow and transport simulations are …

Statistical-physical method for simulating the transport of microplastic-antibiotic compound pollutants in typical bay area

L Xing, H Liu, D Bolster - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics and antibiotics are emerging pollutants in the environment and have received
widespread attention globally. In coastal areas, microplastic and antibiotic pollution is …

Recent advances in anomalous transport models for predicting contaminants in natural groundwater systems

D Bolster, KR Roche, VL Morales - Current Opinion in Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
High degrees of spatial heterogeneity in hydrologic systems pose a major barrier for their
protection and remediation. Dissolved and particulate contaminants are mixed and retained …

Recirculating flow-induced anomalous transport in meandering open-channel flows

JS Kim, IW Seo, D Baek, PK Kang - Advances in Water Resources, 2020 - Elsevier
Channel meanders in rivers induce complex three-dimensional (3D) flow characteristics
such as secondary flows and flow recirculation. Helical secondary flows promote transverse …

Characterizing the influence of fracture density on network scale transport

T Sherman, J Hyman, M Dentz… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The topology of natural fracture networks is inherently linked to the structure of the fluid
velocity field and transport therein. Here we study the impact of network density on flow and …

Roughness, inertia, and diffusion effects on anomalous transport in rough channel flows

S Yoon, PK Kang - Physical Review Fluids, 2021 - APS
We study how the complex interplay between channel roughness, inertia, and diffusion
controls tracer transport in rough channel flows. We first simulate flow and tracer transport …

A spatial Markov model for upscaling transport of adsorbing-desorbing solutes

T Sherman, A Paster, G Porta, D Bolster - Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Spatial Markov Model (SMM) is an upscaled model with a strong track record in
predicting upscaled behavior of conservative solute transport across hydrologic systems …

The diffusing-velocity random walk: a spatial-Markov formulation of heterogeneous advection and diffusion

T Aquino, T Le Borgne - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
The spatial distribution of a scalar undergoing advection and diffusion is impacted by the
velocity variability sampled by tracer particles. In spatially structured velocity fields, such as …