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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Geochemistry
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • Simulating coupled physical and chemical processes in soil and groundwater is complex.
  • Existing models often lack the flexibility to integrate diverse physical and geochemical phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a versatile computational framework, CPqPy, for integrated multi-physics and geochemical simulations.
  • To enhance the simulation capabilities for reactive transport in soil and groundwater systems.

Main Methods:

  • Developed the CPqPy framework using Python to couple COMSOL for multi-physics and PHREEQC (via Phreeqpy) for geochemical calculations.
  • Validated the framework's feasibility and accuracy through two case studies: solute transport with equilibrium reactions/ion exchange and reactive transport in variable saturation soil.

Main Results:

  • CPqPy demonstrated high credibility in simulating both equilibrium and kinetic geochemical reactions coupled with physical processes.
  • The framework successfully modeled solute transport and reactive transport in complex soil conditions.

Conclusions:

  • The CPqPy framework offers a powerful and portable solution for advanced reactive transport modeling.
  • Its compatibility with multiple Python libraries significantly expands the applicability of reactive transport models in environmental and geological studies.