Articles | Volume 23, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1995-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1995-2019
Research article
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15 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 15 Apr 2019

Dynamics of wormhole formation in fractured limestones

Wolfgang Dreybrodt and Franci Gabrovšek

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Numerical models of wormhole formation in fractured porous media provide basic insights on the evolution of complex conduit systems in karst aquifers. In this work we use a time-propagating reactive flow model to explore the evolution of wormholes in a 2-D grid of fractures. We demonstrate physically meaningful mechanisms leading to the formation of individual wormholes and the competition between a set of evolving wormholes.