Alternative interpretation of the pressure front displacement pulse for pumping tests in confined aquifers
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Chesnaux (2018) distinguished between the pressure front displacement pulse and the groundwater displacement during a pumping test in a confined aquifer. The physical interpretation of the expression that Chesnaux adopted for the radial distance travelled by the pressure front is explored. It is shown that the expression adopted by Chesnaux is an implicit statement regarding the magnitude of the head change caused by pumping. The statement is consistent with the integrated effect of a continuous sequence of pulses. Alternative expressions for the migration of the pressure front and celerity are derived that are consistent with the conception of the migration of a pulse.
Source: Hydrological Processes
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.14744
Author: Christopher J. Neville
Language: English
Subfield: Environmental Engineering
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4306655461