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Boundary Integral Equation Method for Unsteady Two Dimensional Flow in Unconfined Aquifer

Received: 1 January 2016     Accepted: 21 January 2016     Published: 1 February 2016
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Abstract

In this paper, we employed the use of Boundary Integral Equation Method to obtain numerical solutions of specific unconfined aquifer flow problems. Of the two formulations presented in this paper, that in which the piezometric head and its normal derivative are assumed to vary linearly with time over each time step has proved more accurate than that in which both piezometric head and its normal derivative remain constant at each node throughout each time step. Comparisons between Method 2 of section-3 and the analytical solutions have demonstrated the superior accuracy of the integral equation formulation.

Published in Pure and Applied Mathematics Journal (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.pamj.20160501.13
Page(s) 15-22
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Keywords

BIEM, Unconfined Aquifer, Dupuit Assumption, Groundwater Flow

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    Azhari Ahmad Abdalla. Boundary Integral Equation Method for Unsteady Two Dimensional Flow in Unconfined Aquifer. Pure Appl Math J. 2016;5(1):15-22. doi: 10.11648/j.pamj.20160501.13

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  • Department of Mathematics, Prep-Year, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia

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