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accordingly, but the final solution can still be inspected to reveal the significance<br />

of each term.<br />

If the number of boxes is very large (above about 8) and there is appreciable<br />

branching, it may be easier to set up the equations in differential form and solve<br />

them numerically in time, with constant inputs to reach a steady-state solution.<br />

Details of how this can be accomplished are given in Figure 8.9.<br />

The dynamic version allows the user to observe changes in concentrations with<br />

time. The steady-state version gives the concentrations when the system has reached<br />

a nonchanging condition with respect to time. If a long enough integration period<br />

is used for the dynamic version, the concentrations approach those in the steadystate<br />

version.<br />

It is best to use the steady-state version if the user is concerned only with the<br />

end result, and the dynamic version if it is desired to track changes in the system<br />

over time or how long it will take the system to approach a steady state.<br />

It is good practice to check the consistency between steady-state and dynamic<br />

solutions by comparing the steady-state output with the dynamic output obtained<br />

after integrating for a prolonged period at constant input rates, such that a steady<br />

state has been achieved.<br />

The following papers are examples of multi-QWASI model applications. Lun et<br />

al. (1998) describe the fate of PAHs in the Saguenay River in Quebec. Ling et al.<br />

(1993) treat the fate of chemicals in a harbor including vertical segmentation. Hickie<br />

Numerical Integration of QWASI Differential Equations<br />

Define time interval between sampling, e.g., 10 h. DTIM = 10<br />

Note: It is recommended that DTIM be selected as about 5% of the smallest response<br />

time VZ/D.<br />

Define number of iterations, e.g., 5000. N = 1 to 5000<br />

Note: This should cover a sufficiently long period that the system will reach steady state.<br />

Changes in fugacity in water (dfW) and sediment (dfS) as a function of time for each<br />

reach, as pseudocode.<br />

For I = 1 to 4<br />

dfW(I) = DTIM ((I(I) + fA(I) (DM(I) + DQ(i) + DC(I) + DV(I)) +<br />

fS(I)(DT(I) + DR(I)) + fW(I + 1) D(I + 1, I) + fW(I – 1) D(I – 1, I)) –<br />

fW(I)(DW(I) + DV(I) + DD(I) + DT(I) + D(I, I – 1) + D(I, I + 1))}/(VW(I) ZWT(I)) dfS(I) = DTIM ((fW(I) (DD(I) + DT(I))) – fS(I) (DB(I) + DS(I) + DR(I) + DT(I)))/(VS(I) ZST(I)) Next I<br />

For I = 1 to 4<br />

fW(I) = fW(I) + dfW(I) fS(I) = fS(I) + dfS(I) Next I<br />

Note: VW is volume of water, VS is volume of sediment, ZWT is Z for bulk water, and ZST is Z for bulk sediment.<br />

Figure 8.9 Dynamic mass balance equations for a four-reach multi-QWASI system.<br />

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