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Impact of Geometrical Features on Solute Transport Behavior through Rough-Walled Rock Fractures
The solute transport in the fractured rock is dominated by a single fracture. The geometric characteristics of single rough-walled fractures considerably influence their solute transport behavior. According to the self-affinity of the rough fractures, the fractal model of single fractures is established based on the fractional Brownian motion and the successive random accumulation method. The Navier–Stokes equation and solute transport convective-dispersion equation are employed to analyze the effect of fractal dimension and standard deviation of aperture on the solute transport characteristics. The results show that the concentration front and streamline distribution are inhomogeneous, and the residence time distribution (RTD) curves have obvious tailing. For the larger fractal dimension and the standard deviation of aperture, the fracture surface becomes rougher, aperture distribution becomes more scattered, and the average flow velocity becomes slower. As a result, the average time of solute transport is a power function of the fractal dimension, while the time variance and the time skewness present a negative linear correlation with the fractal dimension. For the standard deviation of aperture, the average time exhibits a linearly decreasing trend, the time variance is increased by a power function, and the skewness is increased logarithmically.
Impact of Geometrical Features on Solute Transport Behavior through Rough-Walled Rock Fractures
The solute transport in the fractured rock is dominated by a single fracture. The geometric characteristics of single rough-walled fractures considerably influence their solute transport behavior. According to the self-affinity of the rough fractures, the fractal model of single fractures is established based on the fractional Brownian motion and the successive random accumulation method. The Navier–Stokes equation and solute transport convective-dispersion equation are employed to analyze the effect of fractal dimension and standard deviation of aperture on the solute transport characteristics. The results show that the concentration front and streamline distribution are inhomogeneous, and the residence time distribution (RTD) curves have obvious tailing. For the larger fractal dimension and the standard deviation of aperture, the fracture surface becomes rougher, aperture distribution becomes more scattered, and the average flow velocity becomes slower. As a result, the average time of solute transport is a power function of the fractal dimension, while the time variance and the time skewness present a negative linear correlation with the fractal dimension. For the standard deviation of aperture, the average time exhibits a linearly decreasing trend, the time variance is increased by a power function, and the skewness is increased logarithmically.
Impact of Geometrical Features on Solute Transport Behavior through Rough-Walled Rock Fractures
Xihong Chuang (author) / Sanqi Li (author) / Yingtao Hu (author) / Xin Zhou (author)
2022
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