Vadose Zone Hydrology

Kód předmětu: 143VZHE
Garant předmětu: doc. Ing. Michal Sněhota, Ph.D.
Zakončení předmětu: Z,ZK
Počet kreditů: 6 kred.
Rozsah výuky: 2+3

Anotace(semestr B232)
1. Theory of flow in porous media. Derivation of flow equations, boundary conditions. 2. The hydraulic characteristics of the porous medium. The theory of capillary models. 3. Determination of hydraulic characteristics, optimization of parameters of retention curves, prediction of hydraulic conductivity. 4. Numerical methods to solve flow equations. 5. Elementary processes of water flow in subsurface. 6. Solute transport. Miscible flow, conservative flow, advection, dispersion, dispersion characteristics. 7. Reactive transport. Description of fundamental chemical reactions, equilibrium and kinetic models. Universal transport equations, boundary conditions. 8. Determination of dispersion characteristics. Multiphase flow (non-aqueous phase liquids). 9. Heterogeneity of soil medium. 10. Flow and transport of substances in soils exhibiting preferential flow. 11. Simulation models and their applications. 12. Modeling of soil water regime in engineering and environmental problems. Ethical standards and interpretation of simulation results. 13. Case studies
Obsah 
1. Theory of flow in porous media. Derivation of flow equations, boundary conditions.
2. The hydraulic characteristics of the porous medium. The theory of capillary models.
3. Determination of hydraulic characteristics, optimization of parameters of retention curves, prediction of hydraulic conductivity.
4. Numerical methods to solve flow equations.
5. Elementary processes of water flow in subsurface.
6. Solute transport. Miscible flow, conservative flow, advection, dispersion, dispersion characteristics.
7. Reactive transport. Description of fundamental chemical reactions, equilibrium and kinetic models. Universal transport equations, boundary conditions.
8. Determination of dispersion characteristics. Multiphase flow (non-aqueous phase liquids).
9. Heterogeneity of soil medium.
10. Flow and transport of substances in soils exhibiting preferential flow.
11. Simulation models and their applications.
12. Modeling of soil water regime in engineering and environmental problems. Ethical standards and interpretation of simulation results.
13. Case studies
Literatura 
Povinná literatura:
[1]  Bear, J., & Cheng, A. H.-D. (2010). Modeling groundwater flow and contaminant transport. Dordrecht: Springer.ISBN: 978-1-4020-6681-8
[2]  Hillel, D. (2009). Environmental soil physics. Amsterdam [u.a.: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-348655-4
[3]  Jury, W. A., & Horton, R. (2004). Soil physics. Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley. ISBN-13: 978-0471059653
Návaznosti 
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Studijní plány 
Předmět je zařazen do následujících studijních plánů:

- studijní plán Water and Environmental Engineering, spec. Hydraulic Engineering (NW20200001), skupina Water and Environmental Engineering, facultative subjects (NW202001_02), dop. semestr 2 (valid from 2020/21 )
- studijní plán Water and Environmental Engineering, spec. Environmental Engineering and Science (NW20200002), skupina Water and Environmental Engineering, specialization Environmental Engineering and Science (NW202002_01), dop. semestr 2 (valid from 2020/21 )
- studijní plán Water and Environmental Engineering, spec. Water Management (NW20200003), skupina Water and Environmental Engineering, facultative subjects (NW202003_02), dop. semestr 2 (valid from 2020/21 )