NDLI: Multiphase Flow Fields in In-situ Air Sparging and its Effect on Remediation

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Author	Jang, Wonyong Aral, Mustafa M.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	In-situ air sparging (IAS) is used for the clean-up of soil and groundwater that are contaminated with volatile organic compounds in relatively permeable subsurface environments. In this study, we investigated the secondary groundwater and gas flow fields that develop in the vicinity of single and multiple air sparging wells. The purpose is to evaluate their effects on contaminant plume migration and thus, remediation. Governing equations describing multiphase flow and contaminant transport in a three-dimensional domain were formulated and solved using the Galerkin finite element technique. Trichloroethylene was selected as a target contaminant. The increase in air injection contributed to an increase in the size of the IAS cone of influence and the gas saturation levels within the cone. This reduced the groundwater velocity within the cone and increased the zone of detour of groundwater around the air sparging wells. This outcome was quantified and compared under several IAS operations. Different soil permeability characteristics also affected the groundwater and gas flow patterns, and this impacted the remedial performance of the IAS system. Under high ambient groundwater velocity, an air sparging system that uses a single injection well caused the detour of contaminant plumes around injection wells, regardless of air injection rates, and failed to meet the remedial goal specified here. This system was successful for relatively low ambient groundwater velocity environments used here. An IAS system with multiple injection wells was effective in capturing and remediating the detoured contaminant plume, and showed superior performance when compared to a single injection well IAS system. Using IAS simulation, we also analyzed the impact of injection rates on site remediation using single or multiple wells. Design criteria that are based on the results of this study would be useful in enhancing the performance of the IAS systems.
Starting Page	99
Ending Page	119
Page Count	21
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01693913
Journal	Transport in Porous Media
Volume Number	76
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15731634
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2008-05-20
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Air sparging Numerical modeling Multiphase flow Soil vapor extraction Remediation Contaminant transport Trichloroethylene Mechanics, Fluids, Thermodynamics Hydrogeology Civil Engineering Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Geotechnical Engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Catalysis

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