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• TITLE: Analytical and Numerical Modeling of Flow in a Fractured Gneiss Aquifer

  AUTHORS: Ramadan Abdelaziz, Broder J. Merkel

  KEYWORDS: Ansys/Flotran; MLU for Windows; Gneiss; Packer Test; Fractured Aquifer

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol.4 No.8, August 30, 2012

  ABSTRACT: Investigating and modeling fluid flow in fractured aquifers is a challenge. This study presents the results of a series of packer tests conducted in a fractured aquifer in Freiberg, Germany, where gneiss is the dominant rock type. Two methods were applied to acquire hydraulic properties from the packer tests: analytical and numerical modeling. MLU (Multi-Layer Unsteady state) for Windows is the analytical model that was applied. ANSYS-FLOTRAN was used to build a two-dimensional numerical model of the geometry of the layered aquifer. A reasonable match between experimental data and simulated data was achieved with the 2D numerical model while the solution from the analytical model revealed significant deviations with respect to direction.