Optimal design of pump-and-treat systems under uncertain hydraulic conductivity and plume distribution

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 30-46

  Baú, Domenico A ^a   Mayer, Alex S ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional simulation; Pump and treat remediation; Stochastic multiobjective optimization

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; ELASTIC MODULI; FLUID MECHANICS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; PUMPS; STAGES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WELLS;

CONDUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; CONTAMINANT PLUMES; EARLY STAGES; GEOSTATISTICAL; MASS MEASUREMENTS; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTIES; PUMP-AND-TREAT; PUMP-AND-TREAT SYSTEMS; PUMPING WELLS; REMEDIAL PROCESS; SHALLOW AQUIFERS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITIES; STOCHASTIC OPTIMAL CONTROL; UNCERTAIN VARIABLES;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PLUME; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WELL;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FILTER DESIGN; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP DESIGN; SIMULATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

FRESH WATER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 48649094851     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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