Numerical and experimental investigation of DNAPL removal mechanisms in a layered porous medium by means of soil vapor extraction

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Yoon, Hongkyu ^a   Oostrom, Mart ^b   Wietsma, Thomas W ^c   Werth, Charles J ^a   Valocchi, Albert J ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNAPL; Flow cell; Multiphase; Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE); STOMP

Indexed keywords

DNAPL; FLOW CELL; MULTIPHASE; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION (SVE); STOMP;

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CELL MEMBRANES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTS; GAMMA RAYS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; SAND; SIMULATORS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; VAPORS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE;

EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRACTION METHOD; LAYERED MEDIUM; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM;

ACCURACY; ADVECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; EFFLUENT; EVAPORATION; EXTRACTION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SAND; SIMULATION; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION; UNCERTAINTY;

ADSORPTION; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PERMEABILITY; SOIL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 70349125387     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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