Effect of chemical reaction on the dispersion of a solute in a porous medium

Abstract

A mathematical model is presented in this paper which describes the dispersion of a chemically active solute in the laminar flow in a sparsely packed porous medium. The validity of time-dependent dispersion coefficient is widened by using a generalized dispersion coefficient. The effect of porous parameter and chemical reaction on the dispersion coefficient is studied. The exact solution for the mean concentration distribution of a chemically active solute is obtained as a function of downwind distance and time. Results are also obtained for pure convection.A mathematical model is presented in this paper which describes the dispersion of a chemically active solute in the laminar flow in a sparsely packed porous medium. The validity of time-dependent dispersion coefficient is widened by using a generalized dispersion coefficient. The effect of porous parameter and chemical reaction on the dispersion coefficient is studied. The exact solution for the mean concentration distribution of a chemically active solute is obtained as a function of downwind distance and time. Results are also obtained for pure convection.