POLYMIN - University of Waterloo

POLYMIN 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF FIGURES....................................................................................................................... 4
LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................... 4
1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Overview............................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Capabilities, Assumptions and Limitations....................................................................................6
1.3 Software Support..............................................................................................................................7
2. THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................... 8
2.1 Background .......................................................................................................................................8
2.2 Mass Transport.................................................................................................................................8
2.3 Primary Variables and their Dimensions .....................................................................................19
2.4 Geochemical Database ...................................................................................................................20
2.5 Input/Output File Definition..........................................................................................................21
3. DESIGNING A MODEL ......................................................................................................... 22
Grid Definition & Boundary Conditions.......................................................................................................22
4. SAMPLE DATA SET............................................................................................................... 25
Input options .................................................................................................................................................27
Grid parameters.............................................................................................................................................28
Data Block 1..................................................................................................................................................29
Print output of components ...........................................................................................................................30
Tolerance and relative values........................................................................................................................31
Oxidation Parameters ....................................................................................................................................31
Breakthrough points......................................................................................................................................32
Time Step Data..............................................................................................................................................32
Background aqueous chemistry ....................................................................................................................33
Background solid chemistry..........................................................................................................................34
5. STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................... 37
6. TIPS AND TECHNIQUES ..................................................................................................... 39
7. PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS AND SOLUTIONS........................................................................ 40
8. REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 41
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