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    This document summarizes different types of finite difference grids that can be used in groundwater modeling, including deformed grids, uniform grids, and semi-uniform grids. Deformed grids follow geological layers but may have accuracy issues, while uniform grids respect modeling assumptions but require more cells. Semi-uniform grids combine attributes of deformed and uniform grids. An example compares the three grid types, showing differences in cell count, mass balance, and computational time. The appropriate grid depends on the project objectives, and VMOD Flex allows quickly generating models with different grid types from a conceptual model.

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    This document summarizes different types of finite difference grids that can be used in groundwater modeling, including deformed grids, uniform grids, and semi-uniform grids. Deformed grids follow geological layers but may have accuracy issues, while uniform grids respect modeling assumptions but require more cells. Semi-uniform grids combine attributes of deformed and uniform grids. An example compares the three grid types, showing differences in cell count, mass balance, and computational time. The appropriate grid depends on the project objectives, and VMOD Flex allows quickly generating models with different grid types from a conceptual model.

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    VMOD Flex WhitePaper Grid Types

    Transféré par

    Carlos Magno Cym
    This document summarizes different types of finite difference grids that can be used in groundwater modeling, including deformed grids, uniform grids, and semi-uniform grids. Deformed grids follow geological layers but may have accuracy issues, while uniform grids respect modeling assumptions but require more cells. Semi-uniform grids combine attributes of deformed and uniform grids. An example compares the three grid types, showing differences in cell count, mass balance, and computational time. The appropriate grid depends on the project objectives, and VMOD Flex allows quickly generating models with different grid types from a conceptual model.

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    AReviewofFiniteDifferenceGrid Types

    Introduction
    ThisdocumentcontainsdetailsontypesofFiniteDifferencegridtypesthatcanbedesignedandsimulatedin VMODFlexandtheadvantages/disadvantagesofeach.

    Background
    TheFinitedifferencegridusedbyMODFLOWhasseveralrestrictions: Themodellayerscannotbezerothickness Modellayersmustbecontinuousacrossthedomain Whendesigningtheverticalnumericalgrid,severalapproachescanbeused: Uniformmodellayers(arectilineargrid) Deformedmodellayers Semiuniformlayers(deformedontopandbottom,withuniformlythicklayersinbetween) UsingVMODFlex,itispossibletodefinemultiplenumericalgrids,ofdifferenttypes,andcreateanumerical modelfromthisgrid,basedonyourconceptualmodel.Thismakesitpossibletoeasilychoosethemost appropriategridforyourproject,andgeneratethenumericalmodelfilesinminutes.

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    DeformedGrid

    Inadeformedgrid,thetopsand Advantages: bottomsofthemodellayersfollowthe requiresasmallernumberoflayers horizonselevations(thegeological easytodesignandconstruct layers).Eachmodellayercorresponds toahydrogeologicalunit.Property Disadvantages: parametersareappliedtothefulllayer potentialinaccuracyproblems thickness.Youcanrefinethemodel pinchoutlayers,requiresyouto layers,bydividingthezonesinto manuallychangethepropertiesin proportionatelythicklayers. theseareas

    CrosssectionofMODFLOWPropertieswithDeformedGrid

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    UniformGrid
    Inauniformgrid,anumberoflayers withuniformthicknesswillbecreated. Atthetimeoftranslatingtheconceptual modeltothenumericalmodel,the propertieswillbeassignedtothe appropriategridcellstorepresentthe geologicalstructure.Gridcellsabove thetopmostgeologicallayer(andbelow thebottommostlayer)aresetas inactive. Thisgridisusefulfortransportor densitydependentsimulations,whereit isdesirabletohavefinevertical discretization.

    Advantages: fullyrespectsthefinitedifference assumptions lessdisconnectedgridcells Disadvantages: requireslargernumberofcells timeconsumingtodefine manually(requiresyoutoassign thecorrectpropertiestothe appropriategridcells, individually)

    CrosssectionofMODFLOWPropertieswithUniformGrid

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    Inasemiuniformgrid,thetopand Advantages: bottomofthegridaredeformed, Almostfullyrespectsthefinite followingthetopmostandbottom differenceassumptions mosthorizonsrespectively;in Lessdisconnectedgridcells between,asetofuniformlythick Couldbemorestableforlayersthat layerswillbegenerated.Atthetimeof pinchout translatingtheconceptualmodelto Topandbottomlayersdeform thenumericalmodel,theproperties willbeassignedtotheappropriategrid Disadvantages: cellstorepresentthegeological requireslargernumberofcells structure.Thisgridisusefulwhere timeconsumingtodefinemanually youhavediscontinuouslayers (requiresyoutoassignthecorrect propertiestotheappropriategrid cells,individually)

    SemiUniformGrid

    CrosssectionofMODFLOWPropertieswithSemiUniformGrid

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    Example
    Anexamplewaspreparedbasedonthesimplegeologicalsettingshownbelow:

    ThreeVisualMODFLOWmodelswerebuilt,withdifferentgridtypes.Theresultsaresummarizedbelow. UniformGrid DeformedGrid SemiUniform Property distributionon thegrid

    #Layers #Cells MassBalance Crosssection showing calculated heads

    50modellayers(each1.0m thick) 100,000cells MassBalance=1.1E5 =(0.18/15887.78)

    3modellayers 6,000cells MassBalance=1.3E6 =(0.02/15880.36)

    50modellayers(each approx0.7mthick) 100,000cells N/A N/A

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    Conclusions
    Theappropriategridtypeshouldbechosenbasedonyourprojectobjectives.Insomecases,itismore suitabletouseauniformgrid,however,duetothepracticallimitationsofdesigningandpopulatingthisgrid,it isnotcommonlyused.Asillustratedabove,itcantakeseveralhourstoconstructapropertymodelwiththis approach. UsingVMODFlex,anumericalmodelwithanyofthegridsabovecanbequicklyconstructedfromyour conceptualmodel.Sincethepropertyzonesinyourconceptualmodelaregridindependent,youcanchange yourgridtypeandquicklydesignandpopulatemultiplenumericalmodels,andselectthemostappropriate one.Youarenolongerrestrictedtousingthedeformedgridtype.Designingandpopulatingauniformor semiuniformgridcanbedoneinminutes,asopposedtohours.

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