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Well Location in Capture Zone Design Using Simulation and Optimization Techniques
Author(s) -
Ahlfeld David P.,
Sawyer Charles S.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1990.tb01705.x
Subject(s) - environmental remediation , aquifer , computer science , field (mathematics) , groundwater , groundwater remediation , optimal design , environmental science , contamination , engineering , geotechnical engineering , ecology , mathematics , machine learning , pure mathematics , biology
A new computational methodology for capture zone design for contaminated ground‐water remediation is described. This method has been implemented in a computer model which utilizes both simulation and optimization techniques. The procedure determines the well locations and pump rates which will produce a desired ground‐water flow field at minimum cost. In this paper, the design procedure is described along with an example of its use on a hypothetical aquifer system. Numerical experiments are presented which determine the effect on remediation cost of alternate well locations. It is found that different well locations can have a major impact on the overall cost of remediation.