A numerical simulator for flow and transport in stochastic discrete fracture networks / A. Rouleau.: En36-517/155E-PDF

"This report describes a stochastic discrete fracture (SDF) modelling package that simulates ground-water flow and mass transport in fracture systems. The program NETWRK generates two-dimensional fracture networks with a Monte Carlo method based on the statistics of field data on fracture geometry, i.e., fracture orientation, trace length, aperture, and density. The program APEGEN can be used to generate supplementary aperture distributions for the fracture network generated by NETWRK. A third program, NETFLO, computes the steady-state fluid flow through the fracture network generated by NETWRK and APEGEN. NETFLO also computes the statistic s of selected parameters in every ten-degree range of direction, including the total length of fracture segments, the total flow velocity, and the total flow rate. The latter directional parameters are used by the program NETRANS to compute the transit time of particles over an arbitrary distance using a second-level stochastic process"--Abstract, p. vi.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Inland Waters Directorate.
National Hydrology Research Institute (Canada)
Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Title A numerical simulator for flow and transport in stochastic discrete fracture networks / A. Rouleau.
Series title NHRI paper ; no. 39
IWD technical bulletin ; no. 155
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-49).
Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information Saskatoon : Inland Waters Directorate, National Hydrology Research Institute, National Hydrology Research Centre, 1988.
Author / Contributor Rouleau, Alain, 1947-
Description vii, 204 p. : charts, ill.
Catalogue number
  • En36-517/155E-PDF
Subject terms Groundwater flow--Mathematical models
Hydraulic fracturing--Mathematical models
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