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A method of accelerating transport simulation when groundwater pumping is simulated.

Jim Zhang¹, Glenn Randall, Xinyu Wei

¹URS Corporation, 1333 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, USA. jim_zhang@urscorp.com

|August 19, 2011

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This study introduces a method to speed up groundwater transport simulations by increasing time-step sizes near pumping wells. The technique reduces computation time without significantly altering simulation accuracy.

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Area of Science:

Environmental science
Hydrogeology
Computational modeling

Background:

Numerical groundwater transport models require small time-step sizes for accuracy and stability, especially near pumping wells.
High groundwater velocities and fine grid spacing near pumping wells necessitate very small time steps, increasing computation time.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a method for increasing transport time-step size in groundwater models with pumping.
To reduce the computational burden of groundwater transport simulations.

Main Methods:

Numerically reducing groundwater seepage velocities in grid cells near pumping wells.
Increasing effective porosity in affected grid cells to decrease seepage velocities.
Allowing larger transport time-step sizes without compromising numerical stability or accuracy.

Main Results:

Significant reduction in computation time for transport simulations.
Minimal changes in the accuracy of transport simulation results.
Successful implementation of increased time-step sizes near pumping wells.

Conclusions:

The proposed method effectively enhances the efficiency of groundwater transport simulations.
The technique offers a practical solution for managing computation time in complex hydrogeological models.
This approach balances computational speed with reliable simulation outcomes.