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7.6 Results<br />

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1.52<br />

s./α tracer<br />

α ad<br />

1.48<br />

1.44<br />

1.4<br />

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0<br />

k d<br />

Figure 7.5: The relationship between ratio <strong>of</strong> adsorptive solute dispersivity<br />

(α ads ) to tracer solute dispersivity (α tracer) obtained from ADE model, and pore<br />

scale distribution coefficient, k d . The results are shown for a pore network model<br />

with water saturation <strong>of</strong> 0.53.<br />

4.0<br />

Dis spersivity [cm]<br />

3.0<br />

2.0<br />

1.0<br />

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0<br />

S w<br />

Figure 7.6:<br />

S w.<br />

The relationship between solute dispersivity, α, and saturation,<br />

vides a macro-scale distribution coefficient. For saturated conditions, we found<br />

(in Chapter 4) a linear relationship between pore scale and macro scale distribution<br />

coefficients, with the average specific surface area as the proportionality<br />

constant [Rao<strong>of</strong> and Hassanizadeh, 2010a]. Under unsaturated conditions, the<br />

value <strong>of</strong> the average specific surface areas for SW and AW interfaces will change<br />

with saturation (Figure 7.4). Knowing average specific surface area for each<br />

saturation, we can calculate a value for the macro-scale distribution coefficient.<br />

Figure (7.8) shows the calculated and fitted values <strong>of</strong> macro-scale distribution<br />

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