Flow in porous media [grd1sv]

Programme
Civil Engineering
Study type
Doctoral Studies
Teachers
Course status
optional
ECTS
8.5
Required courses
# active classes - per week
Lectures
Exercises
Other
Personal research activity
4
2
0
0
Teaching methods

Lectures are supported by calculation exercises related to real problems from engineering practice.

Grading scheme - max. 100 points
Colocviums
Semestral work
Oral exam
Written exam
Other
0
60
0
40
0
Aim

Understanding concepts of numerical modeling of flows in porous media.

Outcome

To enable students to develop and apply numerical models for simulation of single/multiphase flows and solute transport in porous media.

Contents

Introduction. Physical and mechanical properties of soil. Fundamental concepts of flows in porous media. Well hydraulics – advanced models for unsteady flow. Interaction between water and soil – effective stress concept. Multiphase flow in porous media. Numerical modeling of unsteady flows by finite difference and finite volume method. Finite element method. Examples from practice

Literature

1. Bear, J. (1988),  Dynamics of fluids in porous media, McGrow-Hill, New York

2. Freeze, R.A. and Cherry, J.A.  (1979), Groundwater, Prentice Hall, New Jersey

3. Pinder G.F.and Gray W.G.(1977), Finite element simulation in surface and subsurface hydrology, Ac. Press NY

 

4 Kinzelbach, W.(1986), Groundwater modelling, An Introduction with Sample Programs in BASIC, Elsevier1

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