Velocity Calculation from Randomly Located Hydraulic Heads

George F. Pinder; Michael Anthony Celia; William G. Gray

doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.1981.tb03468.x

Velocity Calculation from Randomly Located Hydraulic Heads

George F. Pinder, Michael Anthony Celia, William G. Gray

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This paper presents a systematic method for approximating hydraulic head gradients from randomly located hydraulic head values. The locations of these head values are connected by straight lines to form a network of triangles. Over each triangle, a plane surface is used to approximate the head values; the gradient of this plane is then taken as the hydraulic gradient. Given values of porosity and hydraulic conductivity, the fluid velocity can be calculated from Darcy's Law.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	262-264
Number of pages	3
Journal	Groundwater
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.1981.tb03468.x
State	Published - May 1981

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Water Science and Technology
Computers in Earth Sciences

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