2024•CODEE JournalOpen access
Using a Sand Tank Groundwater Model to Investigate a Groundwater Flow Model
Christopher Evrard, Callie Johnson, Michael A. Karls, Nicole Regnier
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Abstract
A Sand Tank Groundwater Model is a tabletop physical model constructed of plexiglass and filled with sand that is typically used to illustrate how groundwater water flows through an aquifer, how water wells work, and the effects of contaminants introduced into an aquifer. Mathematically groundwater flow through an aquifer can be modeled with the heat equation. We will show how a Sand Tank Groundwater Model can be used to simulate groundwater flow through an aquifer with a no flow boundary condition.
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