MIN3P-HPC: A high-performance unstructured grid code for subsurface flow and reactive transport simulation

D Su, KU Mayer, KTB MacQuarrie - Mathematical Geosciences, 2021 - Springer
The numerical simulation of flow and reactive transport in porous media with complex
domains is nontrivial. This paper presents a method to implement fully unstructured grid …

Quantifying Small-Scale Hyporheic Streamlines and Resident Time under Gravel-Sand Streambed Using a Coupled HEC-RAS and MIN3P Model

MAA Mehedi, MMS Yazdan, MT Ahad, W Akatu… - Eng, 2022 - mdpi.com
Distribution of the water flow path and residence time (HRT) in the hyporheic zone is a
pivotal aspect in anatomizing the transport of environmental contaminants and the metabolic …

Numerical modeling of a laboratory-scale waste rock pile featuring an engineered cover system

KE Raymond, N Seigneur, D Su, B Poaty, B Plante… - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Improved design to reduce contaminant mass loadings from waste rock piles is an
increasingly important consideration. In certain cases, an engineered cover system …

Modeling variably saturated flows in porous media using the numerical manifold method

Y Chen, H Zheng, X Huang, S Liu - Engineering Analysis with Boundary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Robust and reliable numerical models are vital to solve the Richards' equation, which
depicts the variably saturated flows in porous media. In this study, the Richards' equation is …

Modeling of Thermal-Hydrological-Chemical (THC) processes during waste rock weathering under permafrost conditions

X Yi, D Su, N Seigneur, KU Mayer - Frontiers in Water, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The oxidation of sulfide minerals such as pyrite present in waste rock results in elevated
sulfate, enhanced metal loadings and in many cases low pH conditions. Recently, many …

Thermal-hydrological-chemical modeling of a covered waste rock pile in a permafrost region

X Yi, D Su, B Bussière, KU Mayer - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
In order to reduce contaminant mass loadings, thermal cover systems may be incorporated
in the design of waste rock piles located in regions of continuous permafrost. In this study …

Application of Newton iteration to the numerical solution of variable-density groundwater flow in saturated-unsaturated coastal zones

M Yao, S Yu, H Li - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
When addressing the question of variable saturation and density groundwater flow in
coastal zones, the highly nonlinear system of coupled water-salt equations may deserve …

Simulation of diffusive solute transport in heterogeneous porous media with dipping anisotropy

D Su, M Xie, KU Mayer, KTB MacQuarrie - Frontiers in Water, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dipping anisotropy is a common feature in heterogeneous porous media that can
substantially affect solute transport. For problems with complex geometry the influence of …

A methodology for simulating perched conditions in multilayer aquifer systems with 2D variably saturated flow

H Aguilera, J Heredia Díaz… - Vadose Zone …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Simulatingflow through multilayer aquifer systems is essential for groundwater management
applications such evaluating natural recharge, assessing managed aquifer recharge (MAR) …

Finite-volume flux reconstruction and semi-analytical particle tracking on triangular prisms for finite-element-type models of variably-saturated flow

P Selzer, J Allgeier, R Therrien, OA Cirpka - Advances in Water Resources, 2021 - Elsevier
Consistent particle tracking relies on conforming velocity fields that ensure local mass
conservation on elements. Cell-centered finite-volume and mixed finite-element methods …