PRINCIPLES OF GROUNDWATER FLOW

I. Introduction

“Groundwater processes energy in several forms”

I. Introduction

II. Mechanical Energy

A. Types

I. Introduction

II. Mechanical Energy

A. Types

B. Kinetic

I. Introduction

II. Mechanical Energy

A. Types

B. Kinetic

C. Gravitational Potential

I. Introduction

II. Mechanical Energy

A. Types

B. Kinetic

C. Gravitational Potential

D. Pressure

I. Introduction

II. Mechanical Energy

A. Types

B. Kinetic

C. Gravitational Potential

D. Pressure

E. Combine the 3 typesBernoulli's Principle states that as the speed of a moving fluid increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases.

I. IntroductionII. Mechanical Energy

A. TypesB. KineticC. Gravitational PotentialD. PressureE. Combine the 3 typesF. Example Problem

Bernoulli's Principle states that as the speed of a moving fluid increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases.

I. Introduction

II. Mechanical Energy

F. Hydraulic Head

G. Fluid Potential

III. Darcy's Law

III. Darcy's Law

A. The experiment

III. Darcy's Law

A. The experiment

B. The results

III. Darcy's Law

A. The experiment

B. The results

C. The limits

IV. Equations of Groundwater Flow

A. Introduction

A solution to LaPlace’s Equation is a function of h(x,y,z) that describesthe value of hydraulic head (h) at any point in a three dimensionalflow field.

IV. Equations of Groundwater Flow

A. Introduction

B. Steady Flow Conditions

IV. Equations of Groundwater Flow

A. Introduction

B. Steady Flow Conditions

C. Transient Saturated Flow

IV. Equations of Groundwater Flow

A. Introduction

B. Steady Flow Conditions

C. Transient Saturated Flow Conditions

D. Transient, Unsaturated Flow Conditions