Groundwater dynamics 1300-ODWP11W-GES

The lecture is designed to acquaint a student with:
- field of knowledge, the fundamental rights and definitions
- hydrogeological parameters of aquifer system
- the structure of groundwater flow
- groundwater flow system in hydrogeological structures
- fluid flow in the rock medium, the types of filtration
- the general equation of the flow, the physical meaning of individual segments of the equation
- function of the groundwater system recharge
- the boundary condition of the hydrogeological systems
- examples of solutions of the general flow equation
-the schemes of flow to wells in steady and unsteady conditions
- variable density flows
-the issue of mass and heat transport in groundwater; the main component processes of migration of substances in aquifer systems.
- advection-dispersion equation; boundary conditions and initial solution.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

Students should have basic knowledge related to: - the basics of hydrogeology - the basics of differential and integral calculus The knowledge on these subjects student can earn on the following compulsory subjects at the Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw in the first-cycle studies: - Hydrogeology - Mathematics

Course coordinators

Ewa Krogulec
Sebastian Zabłocki

Learning outcomes

After completing the lecture a student:
- defines the elements of the aquifer system and describes the relationships between them
- explains the physical meaning of the hydrogeological parameters
- describes the structure of the filtration flow and interprets the flow net
- explains the differences between the types of fluid filtration in the rock; indicates the conditions under which different types of filtration can occurred
- explains the particular segments of the general flow equation and their physical meaning
- identifies the boundary surface of the aquifer system and determines the relations of the delimitated system and the surroundings
- explains the meaning of boundary and initial conditions in the models of filtration field
- calculate the groundwater flow, according to the basic schemes
- distinguishes the stationary and non-stationary flows
- describes basic schemes of inflow to the drainage installations
- explains the problems related to flows of fluids with different densities
- describe the main components of the mass transport process in groundwater
- explains the physical meaning of the segments of equation of advection-dispersion gives the conditions for its solution.

Assessment criteria

A final assessment of the subject on the basis of the written exam (to take the exam a student must obtain a positive assessment of the exercise).

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

Applied geology, full-time, second cycle degree

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1300-ODWP11W-GES in USOSweb