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A new device for characterizing fracture networks and measuring groundwater and contaminant fluxes in fractured rock aquifersстатья
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- Авторы: Klammler H., Hatfield K., Newman M.A., Cho J., Annable M.D., Parker B.L., Cherry J.A., Perminova I.
- Журнал: Water Resources Research
- Том: 52
- Номер: 7
- Год издания: 2016
- Издательство: American Geophysical Union
- Местоположение издательства: United States
- Первая страница: 5400
- Последняя страница: 5420
- DOI: 10.1002/2015WR018389
- Аннотация: This paper presents the fundamental theory and laboratory test results on a new device that is deployed in boreholes in fractured rock aquifers to characterize vertical distributions of water and contaminant fluxes, aquifer hydraulic properties, and fracture network properties (e.g., active fracture density and orientation). The device, a fractured rock passive flux meter (FRPFM), consists of an inflatable core assembled with upper and lower packers that isolate the zone of interest from vertical gradients within the borehole. The outer layer of the core consists of an elastic fabric mesh equilibrated with a visible dye which is used to provide visual indications of active fractures and measures of fracture location, orientation, groundwater flux, and the direction of that flux. Beneath the outer layer is a permeable sorbent that is preloaded with known amounts of water soluble tracers which are eluted at rates proportional to groundwater flow. This sorbent also captures target contaminants present in intercepted groundwater. The mass of contaminant sorbed is used to quantify cumulative contaminant flux; whereas, the mass fractions of resident tracers lost are used to provide measures of water flux. In this paper, the FRPFM is bench tested over a range of fracture velocities (2–20 m/day) using a single fracture flow apparatus (fracture aperture = 0.5 mm). Test results show a discoloration in visible dye corresponding to the location of the active fracture. The geometry of the discoloration can be used to discern fracture orientation as well as direction and magnitude of flow in the fracture. Average contaminant fluxes were measured within 16% and water fluxes within 25% of known imposed fluxes.
- Добавил в систему: Перминова Ирина Васильевна