MRI: Development of a State-of-the-Art Physical Groundwater Flow and Transport Modeling Facility

这个主要研究仪器项目的总体目标是开发一种最先进的、大规模的物理地下水流动和传输建模设施，用于各种研究和教育培训能力。作为一种现代研究设施，它将用于：1)调查计算机辅助分析和设计工具对解决地下水污染问题的适用性；2)研究和评估有关污染物在层状多孔介质中质量传输的基本科学假设；3)检查和评估非均质(层状)环境中非水相液体(NAPL)的修复概念。作为一个教育和培训设施，它将是佛蒙特州大学(UVM)土木工程和环境工程、地质学和环境科学研究生和本科生教学课程的组成部分，并为学生提供独特的学习和研究机会。

0079464HaydenThe overall goal of this Major Research Instrumentation project is the development of a state-of-the-art, large scale, physical groundwater flow and transport modeling facility to be used in a variety of research and education training capacities. As a modern research facility, it will be used to: 1) investigate the applicability of computer-aided analysis and design tools to the solution of groundwater contamination problems; 2) study and evaluate fundamental scientific hypotheses regarding mass transport of contaminants in layered porous media; and 3) examine and assess remediation concepts for nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in heterogeneous (layered) environments. As an education and training facility, it will be an integral part of graduate and undergraduate teaching curriculum in civil and environmental engineering, geology and environmental sciences at the University of Vermont (UVM) and offers students a unique learning and research opportunity.