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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
A two-dimensional finite element model for dispersion (2D-FED) in coastal aquifers
Journal of Hydrology, Volume 103, No. 1-2, Year 1988
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Description
A two-dimensional finite element model is developed to simulate the saltwater intrusion phenomena in confined and leaky coastal aquifers under steady state conditions. The governing equations are combined into two nonlinear coupled partial differential equations in only two variables, namely, the concentration and the equivalent freshwater piezometric head. The Galerkin technique is employed, with the computation scheme based on the relaxation method. Heterogeneity and anisotropy of the aquifer are considered. The dispersion coefficient is taken to be velocity dependent. The model is verified on two prepublished problems. Unlike existing models, this model is also applied to simulate saltwater intrusion in a large aquifer - the Nile Delta aquifer in Egypt. Equiconcentration and equipotential lines are constructed in the Nile Delta aquifer. © 1988.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sherif, Mohsen M.
United States, Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Singh, Vijay Prasad
United States, Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Amer, Abdelwahab M.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Engineering
Statistics
Citations: 76
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0022-1694(88)90003-0
ISSN:
00221694
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
Egypt