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7.5 Macro-scale formulations <strong>of</strong> solute transport<br />
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pore body elements that are located at the longitudinal coordinate x. The<br />
longitudinal coordinate can be written as multiples <strong>of</strong> lattice size l, i.e. x =<br />
1l, 2l, . . . , L. where l is the horizontal distance between centers <strong>of</strong> two adjacent<br />
pore bodies. The breakthrough curve at the outlet is obtained by plotting<br />
c(x = L, t).<br />
7.5 Macro-scale formulations <strong>of</strong> solute transport<br />
At the macro scale we consider two models: Advection-Dispersion Equation<br />
(ADE) with adsorption, and a two-site kinetic model. Indeed, the nonequilibrium<br />
transport model could be in terms <strong>of</strong> alternative physical or chemical<br />
nonequilibrium models.<br />
For the ADE model, the dispersion coefficient, D, and retardation factor, R,<br />
are the only parameters to be estimated since average flow velocity is obtained<br />
directly from the corresponding pore network model simulations. For<br />
the nonequilibrium model, in addition to the dispersion coefficient, D, and the<br />
retardation factor, R, the coefficient <strong>of</strong> partitioning between the equilibrium<br />
and nonequilibrium sites, f, and the mass transfer coefficient, ω, for transfer<br />
between the mobile and immobile zones need to be determined.<br />
7.5.1 Advection-Dispersion Equation (ADE)<br />
The transport <strong>of</strong> a adsorptive solute through a porous medium may be described<br />
by the hydrodynamic dispersion theory [Bear, 1972]. The one-dimensional<br />
transport equation for a adsorptive solute is:<br />
R ∂θC<br />
∂t<br />
= ∂ ∂z<br />
(<br />
θD ∂C )<br />
− ∂qC<br />
∂z ∂z<br />
(7.9)<br />
where C is the solute concentration, θ is the water content <strong>of</strong> the porous<br />
medium, q is the water flux, D is the hydrodynamic longitudinal dispersion<br />
coefficient, R is the retardation factor, and z is the distance. Dispersion coefficient<br />
(and thus dispersivity) at a given saturation could be determined by<br />
fitting the analytical solution <strong>of</strong> ADE to the BTCs <strong>of</strong> average concentration at<br />
the outlet <strong>of</strong> the network at that saturation.<br />
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