Time-Dependent Dispersion of Nonergodic Plumes in Two-Dimensional Heterogeneous Aquifers
Time-Dependent Dispersion of Nonergodic Plumes in Two-Dimensional Heterogeneous Aquifers
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二维非均质含水层中非穿经羽流随时间的扩散
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1997
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Dongxiao Zhang
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You‐Kuan Zhang;Dongxiao Zhang
The time-dependent second spatial moment hZ(it)≡ –hS(i0) and the effective dispersivity hγ(it), defined as 1/2μ id /idit, of nonergodic plumes are evaluated in two-dimensional (2D) statistically isotropic media under a uniform mean velocity μ, and the first-order approximation of the particle displacement, to study the effect of initial plume size on hZ(it) and γ(it), where is the ensemble average of the second spatial moments, hS(it), of a solute plume about its center of mass, and hS(i0) is the initial value of hS(it). It is found that the aspect ratio ιd/ιd1 of an area source plays an important role in the dispersive behavior of a nonergodic plume, where ιd2 and ιd1 are the normalized lengths (with respect to the correlation scale of log-hydraulic conductivity) of the source normal and parallel to μ, respectively. When ιd2/ιd1 ≥ 1, both the longitudinal and transverse second spatial moments iZd1d1 and iZd2d2 increase at early time, and at large time iZd1d1 becomes proportional to time, or the effective longitudinal dispersivity γd1d1 approaches a constant while iZd2d2 becomes constant or γd1d1 approaches zero. When ιd2/ιd1<1, iZdiidii and γdiidii (ii=1,2) increase at early time. At late time, however, they behave in a fundamentally different manner: iZd1d1 increases monotonicly to approach a constant, or γd1d1 decreases gradually to zero while iZd2d2 reaches a peak and then decreases to zero, or γd2d2 falls below zero, i.e., becomes negative, and increases again to approach zero. Comparison of the first-order theoretical results with a Monte Carlo simulation shows good agreements for plumes with large initial sizes in less heterogeneous media.