Hydrology

Model Examples

Pore-Scale Flow: This non-conventional model of porous media flow utilizes Navier-Stokes equations in the interstices of... Free Convection in Porous Media: This example treats the modeling of sub-surface flow where free convection in porous...
Pesticide Transport and Reaction in Soil: Aldicarb is a commercial pesticide, used on a variety of crops, including... Forchheimer Flow: This is a tutorial model of the coupling between flow of a fluid in an open channel and a porous block...
Rock Fracture Flow: A potential flow model of fluid flow in a rock fracture uses the so-called Reynolds equation. It... Open-Hole Multilateral Well: Multilateral wells—those with multiple legs that branch off from a single conduit—can...
Biot Poroelasticity: The Poroelasticity interface couples Darcy's law and solid mechanics to assess deformation of... Buoyancy Flow with Darcy's Law: The Elder Problem: Density variations can initiate flow even in a still fluid. In earth...
Discrete Fracture: This example models free flow through a fracture in a block of porous media, where flow in the... Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media: The first model describes the simultaneous flow of two immiscible fluids in porous media...
Terzaghi Compaction: Fluids that move through pore spaces in an aquifer or reservoir can shield the porous medium from... Sorbing Solute: In this example water ponded in a ring on the ground moves into a relatively dry soil column and carries...
Variably Saturated Flow: This example utilizes the Richards’ Equation interface to assess how well geophysical... Buoyancy Flow in Free Fluids: This model couples the Navier Stokes equations and the heat transfer equations to examine...
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