# **Problem 10.1** # A saline solution with a concentration of 1823 mg/L is introduced into a # 2-m-long sand column in which the pores are initially filled with # distilled water. If the solution drains through the column at an average # linear velocity of 1.43 m/day and the dynamic dispersivity of the sand # column is 15 cm, what would the concentration of the effluent be 0.7 day # after flow begins? Co = 1823 mg/L Lo = 2 m v = 1.43 m/day alpha = 15 cm t = 0.7 day DL = alpha*v Conc = (Co/2)*(erfc( (Lo - v*t)/(2*sqrt(DL*t)))+exp(v*Lo/DL)*erfc( (Lo + v*t)/(2*sqrt(DL*t)))); mg/L # **Problem 10.3** # A landfill is leaking an effluent with a concentration of sodium of 1250 # mg/L. It seeps into an aquifer with a hydraulic conductivity of 9.8 # m/day, a gradient of 0.0040, and an effective porosity of 0.15. A down- # gradient monitoring well is located 25 m from the landfill. What would # the sodium concentration be in this monitoring well 300 days after the # leak begins? Co = 1250 mg/L Ko = 9.8 m/day gradient = 0.004 ne = 0.15 Lo = 25 m t = 300 days v = Ko * gradient/ne; m/day log_constant = 1 /m constant = 0.83 m alpha = constant*(log10(log_constant*Lo))^2.414 DL = alpha*v Conc = (Co/2)*(erfc( (Lo - v*t)/(2*sqrt(DL*t)))+exp(v*Lo/DL)*erfc( (Lo + v*t)/(2*sqrt(DL*t)))); mg/L # **Problem 10.5** # What is the relative velocity of a solute front of a solute-soil system # with a distribution coefficient of 83 mL/g, a dry bulk density of 2.12 # g/cm3, and a volumetric water content of 0.26? Kd = 83 ml/g density_bulk = 2.12 g/cm^3 theta = 0.26 relative_velocity = 1/(1+(density_bulk/theta)*Kd) # Eq. 10-15 # **Problem 10.7** # A capture well is pumping at a rate of 37,000 ft3/day from a confined # aquifer with a hydraulic conductivity of 920 ft/day, an initial # hydraulic gradient of 0.0027, and an initial saturated thickness of # 40 ft. Q = 37000 ft^3/day Ko = 920 ft/day gradient = 0.0027 b = 40 ft # Part A: What is the maximum width of the capture zone? Width = Q/(2*Ko*b*gradient); ft # Eq. 10-18 # Part B: What is the distance from the well to the stagnation point? Xo = - Q/(2*pi()*Ko*b*gradient); ft # Eq. 10-17