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Numerical Generation of Flow Nets — The FLOWNS Model
Author(s) -
Bramlett Wayne,
Borden Robert C.
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.tb01731.x
Subject(s) - equipotential , contouring , flow (mathematics) , constant (computer programming) , laplace transform , mathematical analysis , laplace's equation , hydraulic conductivity , mathematics , domain (mathematical analysis) , boundary value problem , geometry , computer science , physics , geology , engineering drawing , engineering , quantum mechanics , soil science , soil water , programming language
. A simple‐to‐use computer program (FLOWNS) has been developed for generating flow nets for any saturated rectangular domain with any combination of constant head or constant flux (including zero) boundary conditions. The program approximates with discrete values the continuous distributions of potential and stream function using finite‐difference approximations of Laplace's equation. The hydraulic conductivity distribution may be anisotropic and/or heterogeneous. A contouring program is required to generate the final stream and equipotential lines.