Modeling volatilization of residual VOCs in unsaturated zones: A moving boundary problem

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 219-220, Issue , 2012, Pages 231-239

  Abbas, Talib R ^a   Yu, Jung Hau ^b   Fen, Chiu Shia ^c   Yeh, Hund Der ^b   Yeh, Li Ming ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iraq)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Finite difference model; NAPL; Vadose zone; VOC

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BOLTZMANN; CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; DEVELOPED MODEL; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; FINITE DIFFERENCE MODEL; HOMOGENEOUS SOIL; LAND SURFACE; LEAKING TANKS; MOLE FRACTION; MOVING BOUNDARIES; MOVING BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; MOVING GRID; MOVING SPEED; NAPL; NATURAL EVAPORATION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; UNSATURATED SOIL; UNSATURATED ZONE; VADOSE ZONE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EVAPORATION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HOMOGENEITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TYPE; VADOSE ZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; EVAPORATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PREDICTION; SOIL; TANK; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILIZATION;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84860738536     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.082     Document Type: Article

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