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Modeling the Effect of Hyporheic Flow on Solute Residence Time Distributions in Surface Water
Understanding the dynamics of hyporheic flow is important for managing water resources, since this interfacial flow exchange affects the fate and transport of contaminants in rivers. This study numerically quantifies the effect of hyporheic exchange on solute residence times in surface water systems by simulating solute transport in unified turbulent open-channel and hyporheic zone systems. Interfacial hyporheic fluxes (qint) increase with increased Reynolds number (Re) that produces an enhanced bottom pressure gradient over the ripple bed. Heavy-tailed breakthrough curves emerge when hyporheic flow is considered in transport simulation. This reveals that hyporheic flow is a dominant driver of non-Fickian transport in surface water as this interfacial flow exchange delays solute transport with slow porewater flows. Furthermore, the increase in Re extends the longitudinal spreading of solute tracers because a higher surface flow velocity intensifies the magnitude of hyporheic flow and associated storage effects. This can be confirmed by the ratio of the maximum residence time to the peak arrival time that increases with the increase in Re, following a power-law relationship with both Re and qint.
Modeling the Effect of Hyporheic Flow on Solute Residence Time Distributions in Surface Water
Understanding the dynamics of hyporheic flow is important for managing water resources, since this interfacial flow exchange affects the fate and transport of contaminants in rivers. This study numerically quantifies the effect of hyporheic exchange on solute residence times in surface water systems by simulating solute transport in unified turbulent open-channel and hyporheic zone systems. Interfacial hyporheic fluxes (qint) increase with increased Reynolds number (Re) that produces an enhanced bottom pressure gradient over the ripple bed. Heavy-tailed breakthrough curves emerge when hyporheic flow is considered in transport simulation. This reveals that hyporheic flow is a dominant driver of non-Fickian transport in surface water as this interfacial flow exchange delays solute transport with slow porewater flows. Furthermore, the increase in Re extends the longitudinal spreading of solute tracers because a higher surface flow velocity intensifies the magnitude of hyporheic flow and associated storage effects. This can be confirmed by the ratio of the maximum residence time to the peak arrival time that increases with the increase in Re, following a power-law relationship with both Re and qint.
Modeling the Effect of Hyporheic Flow on Solute Residence Time Distributions in Surface Water
Sung Hyun Jung (author) / Jun Song Kim (author)
2023
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