Radial well aquifer benchmark (Water Module)

This benchmark demonstrates a situation where a well is extracting ground water. A characteristic ground water level curve will form over time.

Formulas

Stationary lowering of the ground water table in a closed water transmissive layer can be described by the following formula

$\varphi (r)-{\varphi }_0=\frac{Q_0}{2\pi \cdot kD}\ln \left(\frac{r}{R}\right)$

where:

$ph{i}_0$: stable water level at the considered stable water table edge

$phi(r)$: water level between the considered stable water table edge and the well

$kD$: transmissivity of the aquifer in m² / day

$r$: distance to the well

$R$: distance of the considered stable water table edge to the well

$Q_0$: amount of water pumped out in m³ / day

Setup

We use the following setup in our tests. The grid size used is 51 by 51, with a configurable cell size of $dx$ in meters. There is one underground outlet, which pumps water away continuously with a default amount per second.

The terrain height is set to 0 meters (datum).

The outlet is located at x=25, y=25, configured as an inlet with a negative value.

INLET Q is set to $\frac{-Q_0}{3600*24}$

UNDERGROUND is set to true (1.0) to place the outlet below the surface.

An additional underground inlet is used to stabilize the water levels at the edges of the test case. It is located on all cells equal to or further away than the chosen R. This inlet is configured as followed:

Inlet Q is set to 0, making it unlimited.

UNDERGROUND is set to true (1.0) to place the outlet below the surface.

UPPER_THRESHOLD set to -2 m.

LOWER_THRESHOLD set to -2 m.

The ground bottom distance is configured as 10 meters, which places the bottom at -10 meters (datum).

The water storage fraction is set to 0.25.

An aquifer can be added to configure the kD value used in the test.

The simulation is run for 64 days with 0 rainfall, which is configured in the weather's rain attribute as: $[64\cdot 24\cdot 3600,0]$

Test results

In these tests, R is the distance from the well to where the water level is considered stable. Additionally, the measurements are done relative to the bottom boundary, which is situated 10 meters below the surface.

Test case 1

cell size: 5 m;

$kD$: 88 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 50;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

Test case 2

cell size: 5 m;

$kD$: 44 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 50;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

Test case 3

cell size: 5 m;

$kD$: 22 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 50;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

Test case 4

cell size: 5 m;

$kD$: 11 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 50;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

Test case 5

cell size: 5 m;

$kD$: 22 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 25;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

Test case 6

cell size: 5 m;

$kD$: 22 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 100;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

Test case 7

cell size: 2 m;

$kD$: 22 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 1;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

Test case 8

cell size: 2 m;

$kD$: 22 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 16;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

Test case 9

cell size: 2 m;

$kD$: 22 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 4;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

Test case 10

cell size: 2 m;

$kD$: 44 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 4;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

Test case 11

cell size: 2 m;

$kD$: 88 m²/day;

$R$: 110;

$Q_0$: 4;

Simulation days $n$: 64 days;

References

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