NONLINEAR TECHNOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS FOR AQUIFERS WHOSE TRANSMISSIVITIES VARY WITH DRAWDOWN.

Thomas Maddock

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Abstract

AN ALGEBRAIC TECHNOLOGICAL FUNCTION (ATF) IS SHOWN TO EXIST FOR AN AQUIFER WHOSE FLOW TO WELLS CAN BE RE - MODELED BY BOUSSINESQ'S EQUATION.DRAWDOWN IS SHOWN TO BE AN INFINITE POWER SERIES IN PUMPING VALUES, AND THE ATF IS PROVIDED BY A FINITE SUM OF THE POWER SERIES.THE NUMBER OF TERMS NECESSARY FOR THE FINITE SUM TO PROVIDE A GOOD APPROXIMATION TO THE INFINITE SERIES IS SHOWN TO DEPEND ON A RATIO OF DRAWDOWN TO SATURATED THICKNESS.THE ATF CAN BE USED IN OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES OR AS A METHOD FOR PREDICTING DRAWDOWNS FROM PUMPING.(A).

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalWater Resources Research
Volume10
Issue number4
StatePublished - 1974

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aquatic Science
  • General Environmental Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Water Science and Technology

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