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A new approach to account for fracture aperture variability when modeling solute transport in fracture networks
Author(s) -
Larsson Martin,
Odén Magnus,
Niemi Auli,
Neretnieks Ivars,
Tsang ChinFu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1002/wrcr.20130
Subject(s) - fracture (geology) , aperture (computer memory) , quadratic equation , diffusion , flow (mathematics) , matrix (chemical analysis) , geology , complex fracture , geotechnical engineering , materials science , mechanics , mathematics , structural engineering , geometry , composite material , engineering , physics , thermodynamics
Key Points Simple method includes effect of aperture variability in fracture network models Fracture variability lessens matrix diffusion & retardation of solute transport Quadratic relationship for flow‐wetted surface and median solute arrival time