Numerical models in groundwater pollution / Karel Kovarik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kovarik, Karel, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Groundwater--Pollution--Mathematical models.

Groundwater.

Groundwater flow--Mathematical models.

Groundwater flow.

Groundwater--Pollution.

Physical Description:

ix, 221 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2000]

System Details:

System requirements: Windows 95/98 or NT; processor 486 or higher; main memory minimum 16 MB (32 MB recommended); VGA monitor with 256 colors minimum.

Summary:

Mathematical models are the effective tool to solve different tasks predicting pollutant movement. The finite difference method is the oldest, but still remains widely used in hydrogeological practice. However, this method is not very useful to construct the new transport models because it cannot approximate the shape of remediation elements exactly. Therefore the book is concerned with the FEM (Finite Element Method) and BEM (Boundary Element Method), and also with the comparison of advantages of these methods in groundwater hydrology. The combination of the BEM and the random-walk particle tracking method, which seems to be a very useful tool to model the spread of pollution in groundwater, are also presented. The computer programmes have been developed on the basis of the theoretical backgrounds of these methods. They use the Visual C++ programming language for Windows 95/NT platform and will be included in the book.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

354066792X

OCLC:

42889744