Very intense pulse in the groundwater flow in fissurized-porous stratum

Citation
Gi. Barenblatt et al., Very intense pulse in the groundwater flow in fissurized-porous stratum, P NAS US, 97(4), 2000, pp. 1366-1369
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISSN journal
00278424 → ACNP
Volume
97
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1366 - 1369
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-8424(20000215)97:4<1366:VIPITG>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
An asymptotic solution is obtained corresponding to a very intense pulse: a sudden strong increase and fast subsequent decrease of the water level at the boundary of semi-infinite fissurized-porous stratum. This flow is of pr actical interest: it gives a model of a groundwater flow after a high water period or after a failure of a dam around a collector of liquid waste. It is demonstrated that the fissures have a dramatic influence on the groundwa ter flow, increasing the penetration depth and speed of fluid penetration i nto the stratum. A characteristic property of the flow in fissurized-porous stratum is the rapid breakthrough of the fluid at the first stage deeply i nto the stratum via a system of cracks, feeding of porous blocks by the flu id in cracks, and at a later stage feeding of advancing fluid flow in fissu res by the fluid, accumulated in porous blocks.