A solution for unconfined groundwater flow: An innovative approach based on the lattice Boltzmann method

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1 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, P.O. Box 71555-313, Iran

Abstract

Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) has emerged as a fast, precise, and efficient numerical solution to solve differential equations. There seems to be a dearth of research regarding the solution for groundwater flow in unconfined aquifer using LBM. Accordingly, in this study, an innovative numerical solution based on LBM was introduced to solve groundwater flow in unconfined aquifers, taking into account D2Q9 scheme. The solutions obtained from the proposed LBM were compared to results stemmed from three different unconfined groundwater problems with known solutions. Both steady and transient conditions for groundwater flow were considered in simulations. It was deduced that the proposed LBM could simulate the unconfined groundwater flow satisfactorily.

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Scientia Iranica
Volume 28, Issue 5
Transactions on Civil Engineering (A)
September and October 2021
Pages 2493-2503

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  • Receive Date: 29 April 2020
  • Revise Date: 27 November 2020
  • Accept Date: 12 April 2021

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