The diffusing-velocity random walk: a spatial-Markov formulation of heterogeneous advection and diffusion

T Aquino, T Le Borgne - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
The spatial distribution of a scalar undergoing advection and diffusion is impacted by the
velocity variability sampled by tracer particles. In spatially structured velocity fields, such as …

Upscaled models for time-varying solute transport: Transient spatial-Markov dynamics

NB Engdahl, T Aquino - Advances in Water Resources, 2022 - Elsevier
Correlated velocity models (CVMs) have proven themselves to be effective tools for
describing a wide range of solute transport behaviors in heterogeneous porous media. In …

The chemical continuous time random walk framework for upscaling transport limitations in fluid–solid reactions

T Aquino, T Le Borgne - Advances in Water Resources, 2021 - Elsevier
Fluid-solid reactions play a key role in a large range of biogeochemical processes.
Transport limitations at the pore scale limit the amount of solute available for reaction, so that …

Biofilm Development, Senescence, and Benthic Substrate Influence Hyporheic Transport in Streams

SN Volponi, JL Tank, AES Vincent… - Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding fate and transport within fluvial systems requires accurate modeling of
breakthrough curve (BTC) tails, which often display non‐Fickian behaviors. However, it is …

A training trajectory random walk model for upscaling colloid transport under favorable and unfavorable conditions

BM Al-Zghoul, WP Johnson, D Bolster - Advances in Water Resources, 2025 - Elsevier
In this study, we present a general random walk model for upscaling colloid transport and
retention in two-dimensional porous media. The model is based on direct sampling from …

Impact of velocity correlations on longitudinal dispersion in space-Lagrangian advective transport models

T Aquino, A Velásquez-Parra - Physical Review Fluids, 2022 - APS
Space-Lagrangian random walk models conceptualize advective transport in terms of
collections of particles undergoing fixed-length steps along flow streamlines. The statistics …

Dilution of reactive plumes: evolution of concentration statistics under diffusion and nonlinear reaction

T Aquino, C Bouchez, T Le Borgne - Transport in Porous Media, 2023 - Springer
Concentration fields of solutes in porous media often exhibit large fluctuations, driven by
physical and chemical heterogeneity from the pore to the Darcy scale. For many …

The chemical continuous time random walk framework for upscaling fluid--solid reactions under advection--diffusion

T Aquino, T Le Borgne - Authorea Preprints, 2022 - authorea.com
The spatial distribution of reactants in heterogeneous media plays a central role in chemical
reactions, which, as contact processes, depend on mixing. For fast reactions, diffusion is …