Hydrodynamic Model of the Area of the Żelazny Most Mining Waste Storage Facility to Reconstruct the Migration of Saline Groundwater
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Study Area and the MWSF Characteristics
2.2. Data Preparation
2.3. Assessment of the Hydraulic Conductivity of Tailings Using the MRS Method
2.4. Model Schematization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Model Grid
3.2. Model Structure and Boundary Conditions
3.3. Hydraulic Conductivity of Tailings
3.4. Model Calibration and Verification
3.5. Hydrodynamic Forecasts on the Model
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Section | Dam Foot Drainage, Supporting and Additional—2019 (m3/d) | Annular Drainage—2019 (m3/d) | Trenches (m3/d) | Sum (m3/d) | Simulated on the Model (m3/d) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
S0 | 3 | 812 | 140 | 6850 | 6751 |
S1 | 559 | 812 | 140 | ||
S2 | 0 | 812 | 140 | ||
S3 | 0 | 812 | 140 | ||
S4 | 0 | 812 | 140 | ||
S5 | 0 | 611 | 140 | ||
S6 | 0 | 638 | 140 | ||
W1 | 59 | 485 | 107 | 3468 | 3654 |
W2 | 7 | 943 | 107 | ||
W3 | 0 | 459 | 107 | ||
W4 | 280 | 313 | 107 | ||
W5 | 8 | 382 | 107 | ||
N1 | 0 | 424 | 0 | 2879 | 2528 |
N2 | 0 | 424 | 0 | ||
N3 | 108 | 296 | 0 | ||
N4 | 0 | 296 | 0 | ||
N5 | 36 | 795 | 0 | ||
N6 | 0 | 499 | 0 | ||
E0 | 291 | 330 | 250 | 6860 | 6533 |
E1 | 0 | 696 | 250 | ||
E2 | 0 | 794 | 250 | ||
E3 | 0 | 428 | 250 | ||
E4 | 37 | 942 | 250 | ||
E5 | 14 | 753 | 250 | ||
E6 | 23 | 239 | 250 | ||
E7 | 55 | 261 | 250 | ||
SUM | 1480 | 15,067 | 3509 | 20,056 | 19,466 |
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Gurwin, J.; Wcisło, M.; Staśko, S.; Buczyński, S.; Modelska, M.; Olichwer, T.; Tarka, R. Hydrodynamic Model of the Area of the Żelazny Most Mining Waste Storage Facility to Reconstruct the Migration of Saline Groundwater. Water 2024, 16, 2431. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172431
Gurwin J, Wcisło M, Staśko S, Buczyński S, Modelska M, Olichwer T, Tarka R. Hydrodynamic Model of the Area of the Żelazny Most Mining Waste Storage Facility to Reconstruct the Migration of Saline Groundwater. Water. 2024; 16(17):2431. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172431
Chicago/Turabian StyleGurwin, Jacek, Marek Wcisło, Stanisław Staśko, Sebastian Buczyński, Magdalena Modelska, Tomasz Olichwer, and Robert Tarka. 2024. "Hydrodynamic Model of the Area of the Żelazny Most Mining Waste Storage Facility to Reconstruct the Migration of Saline Groundwater" Water 16, no. 17: 2431. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172431