A numerical solution for non-Darcian flow to a well in a confined aquifer using the power law function

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 99-106

  Wen, Zhang ^a   Huang, Guanhua ^a   Zhan, Hongbin ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference method; Laplace transform; Linearization method; Non Darcian flow; Power law

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; LINEARIZATION;

APPROXIMATE ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; ASYMPTOTIC VALUES; BOLTZMANN; BOLTZMANN METHODS; CONFINED AQUIFERS; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; LINEARIZATION METHOD; NON-DARCIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS; POWER FUNCTIONS; POWER LAW; SPECIFIC DISCHARGES; TYPE CURVES;

NUMBER THEORY;

AQUIFER; DISCHARGE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LAPLACE TRANSFORM; NUMERICAL METHOD; POWER LAW;

EID: 57649194909     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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