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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1319-2016
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On the validity of effective formulations for transport through heterogeneous porous media
Jean-Raynald de Dreuzy
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Géosciences Rennes (UMR CNRS 6118), Campus de Beaulieu, Université de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France
GHS UPC-C SIC, Institute of Environmental Analysis and Water Studies (IDAEA), 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Jesus Carrera
GHS UPC-C SIC, Institute of Environmental Analysis and Water Studies (IDAEA), 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Short summary
Geological heterogeneity enhances spreading of solutes and causes transport to be anomalous with much less mixing and reactivity than suggested by dispersion. We propose formal criteria that should be met by effective transport formalisms to represent advection, spreading and mixing. While relevant for dispersion in heterogeneous porous media, mobile–immobile exchange models induce lower but more sustained resistance to mixing.
Geological heterogeneity enhances spreading of solutes and causes transport to be anomalous with...