Research Article

Numerical Study on the Effects of Regional Groundwater Flow on the Contaminant Migration through an Inactive Supply Well as a Preferential Flow Pathway

Table 1

The parameter values used in this numerical model.

Parameter nameSymbolsValues

Aquifer thickness (m)5
Radius of well screen (m)0.1
Density of groundwater(kg/m3)1000
Effective porosity of aquifer0.3
Hydraulic conductivity of aquifer (m/d)8
Constant heads of (m)15.22, 15.44, 15.65
Constant head of (m)15.0
Regional groundwater Darcy velocities (m/s), ,
Longitudinal dispersivity of aquifer (m)0.1
Rate (inactive or pumping phase) (m3/s)
Mass flux per unit area (kg/(m2·s))0.1843
Inactive period (day)90,180
Pumping period (day)90,180