一个新的地下水能源运输模型,用于MODFLOW水文模拟器
Eric D Morway1, Alden M Provost2, Christian D Langevin3
1U.S. Geological Survey, Nevada Water Science Center, Carson City, Nevada.
Ground water
|February 14, 2025
概括
在MODFLOW 6中,一个新的地下水能量传输 (GWE) 模型准确地模拟了地下热传输. 这一进步通过克服以前方法的局限性,改善了气候变化影响,地热能和地下水质量的研究.
科学领域:
- 水文地质学 水文地质学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 地热能源 地热能源
背景情况:
- 地下热传输对于了解气候变化对生态系统的影响,地热能潜力和地下水质量至关重要.
- 之前的MODFLOW模拟使用溶液运输模型进行热传输,但在处理诸如不和流等复杂条件方面存在局限性.
研究的目的:
- 在MODFLOW 6中引入和评估新的地下水能量传输 (GWE) 模型类型,以准确地进行地下热传输模拟.
- 为在各种水文地质环境中建模热传输提供更强大,更综合的方法.
主要方法:
- 这项研究使用了MODFLOW 6.中新实施的地下水能源运输 (GWE) 模型类型.
- 在结构化和非结构化网格上进行模拟,包括河流,湖泊,井和不和区的先进包.
- 通过FloPy Python包和MODFLOW 6 API访问了GWE模型.
主要成果:
- 在MODFLOW 6中的GWE模型成功模拟了通过水和含水层材料的热传导.
- 该模型解释了从和过载到地下水流场的热流出.
- 它克服了以前的局限性,通过更有效地处理短暂的,不和的流量条件.
结论:
- 在MODFLOW 6中的GWE模型代表了模拟地下热传输的重大进步.
- 这项新能力增强了对气候变化影响,地热能应用和地下水质量的研究.
- 与FloPy和MODFLOW 6 API的集成确保了可访问性和广泛适用性.
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