Numerical Solution of Advection-Dispersion Equation using Mesh-free Petrov-Galerkin Method (Case Study: Murray Burn River)

Transport of pollutants in rivers is one of the most important issues in the environment. Many researchers have solved the advection-dispersion equation by various numerical methods, including finite difference and finite element methods. Despite their advantages, these methods also have disadvantag...

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Main Authors: Zakieh Gholami, Mehdi Yasi, Arezoo NaziGhameshlou, Mehdi Mazaheri
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Published: Iran Water and Wastewater Association 2021-10-01
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Mehdi Yasi
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description Transport of pollutants in rivers is one of the most important issues in the environment. Many researchers have solved the advection-dispersion equation by various numerical methods, including finite difference and finite element methods. Despite their advantages, these methods also have disadvantages that are often related to netting of the problem domain. Therefore application of mesh-free methods which do not require solution domain network seems necessary. In the present study, the one-dimensional advection-dispersion equation has been solved using the Mesh-free Local Petrov-Galerkin method in the unsteady state. The Murray Burn River data were used to evaluate the performance of the model. The used approximation and weight function were the moving least squares function and the cubic spline function, respectively. In this study, 9 experiments were used to calibrate the model and 2 experiments were used to validate it. For calibration, the discharge coefficient and velocity plotted against the flow rate, and the power regression equation was extracted which had correlation coefficients of 0.925 and 0.988, respectively. In the validation mode, the dispersion coefficient and velocity were optimized by minimizing the mean squared error between computational and observational concentration for each model. The dispersion coefficient in this study was in the range of 0.13-1.1 m2/s for the flow rate of 13-437 L/s. The results indicated the acceptable performance and accuracy of mesh-free method.
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spelling doaj.art-fe4a080b2e3b4f6f96633e807fd869f22022-12-22T04:01:03ZfasIran Water and Wastewater Associationعلوم و مهندسی آب و فاضلاب2588-395X2021-10-0163475710.22112/JWWSE.2021.271723.1254Numerical Solution of Advection-Dispersion Equation using Mesh-free Petrov-Galerkin Method (Case Study: Murray Burn River)Zakieh Gholami0Mehdi Yasi1Arezoo NaziGhameshlou 2Mehdi Mazaheri3Department of Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, University of Tehran, Karaj, IranDepartment of Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.Department of Irrigation and Reclamation Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.Department of Water Structures, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.Transport of pollutants in rivers is one of the most important issues in the environment. Many researchers have solved the advection-dispersion equation by various numerical methods, including finite difference and finite element methods. Despite their advantages, these methods also have disadvantages that are often related to netting of the problem domain. Therefore application of mesh-free methods which do not require solution domain network seems necessary. In the present study, the one-dimensional advection-dispersion equation has been solved using the Mesh-free Local Petrov-Galerkin method in the unsteady state. The Murray Burn River data were used to evaluate the performance of the model. The used approximation and weight function were the moving least squares function and the cubic spline function, respectively. In this study, 9 experiments were used to calibrate the model and 2 experiments were used to validate it. For calibration, the discharge coefficient and velocity plotted against the flow rate, and the power regression equation was extracted which had correlation coefficients of 0.925 and 0.988, respectively. In the validation mode, the dispersion coefficient and velocity were optimized by minimizing the mean squared error between computational and observational concentration for each model. The dispersion coefficient in this study was in the range of 0.13-1.1 m2/s for the flow rate of 13-437 L/s. The results indicated the acceptable performance and accuracy of mesh-free method.http://www.jwwse.ir/article_142912_0b8801e9fd7268db2147030f671b9e7c.pdf?lang=encubic spline functionmesh-free local petrov-galerkin methodmoving least squares functionpollutant transport
spellingShingle Zakieh Gholami
Mehdi Yasi
Arezoo NaziGhameshlou
Mehdi Mazaheri
Numerical Solution of Advection-Dispersion Equation using Mesh-free Petrov-Galerkin Method (Case Study: Murray Burn River)
علوم و مهندسی آب و فاضلاب
cubic spline function
mesh-free local petrov-galerkin method
moving least squares function
pollutant transport
title Numerical Solution of Advection-Dispersion Equation using Mesh-free Petrov-Galerkin Method (Case Study: Murray Burn River)
title_full Numerical Solution of Advection-Dispersion Equation using Mesh-free Petrov-Galerkin Method (Case Study: Murray Burn River)
title_fullStr Numerical Solution of Advection-Dispersion Equation using Mesh-free Petrov-Galerkin Method (Case Study: Murray Burn River)
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Solution of Advection-Dispersion Equation using Mesh-free Petrov-Galerkin Method (Case Study: Murray Burn River)
title_short Numerical Solution of Advection-Dispersion Equation using Mesh-free Petrov-Galerkin Method (Case Study: Murray Burn River)
title_sort numerical solution of advection dispersion equation using mesh free petrov galerkin method case study murray burn river
topic cubic spline function
mesh-free local petrov-galerkin method
moving least squares function
pollutant transport
url http://www.jwwse.ir/article_142912_0b8801e9fd7268db2147030f671b9e7c.pdf?lang=en
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