Journal of Applied Mathematics
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 493014, 14 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/493014
Research Article
An Analytical Solution of the Advection Dispersion Equation in a Bounded Domain and Its Application to Laboratory Experiments
1CIMA Research Foundation, Via Magliotto 2, 17100 Savona, Italy
2Department of Engineering Production, Thermoenergetic and Mathematical
Models, DIPTEM, University of Genoa, Piazzale Kennedy, Pad. D, 16129 Genoa, Italy
3Department of Communication Computer and System Sciences, DIST, University of Genoa, Via Opera Pia 13, 16145 Genoa, Italy
Received 6 September 2010; Accepted 1 November 2010
Academic Editor: Juergen Geiser
Copyright © 2011 M. Massabó et al. This is an open access article distributed under the
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Abstract
We study a uniform flow in a parallel plate geometry to model contaminant
transport through a saturated porous medium in a semi-infinite domain in
order to simulate an experimental apparatus mainly constituted by a chamber filled
with a glass beads bed. The general solution of the advection dispersion equation
in a porous medium was obtained by utilizing the Jacobi Function. The analytical
solution here presented has been provided when the inlet (Dirac) and the boundary
conditions (Dirichelet, Neumann, and mixed types) are fixed. The proposed solution
was used to study experimental data acquired by using a noninvasive technique.