Modeling Processes

I have been involved with modeling efforts involving fluid flow, transport, deformation, electrokinetics, among other things. Some of these efforts are described along with their applications elsewhere on this site.

Recently, I have been evaluating the potential for using Multiphysics codes to evaluate processes in hydrogeology. The preliminary findings are extremely encouraging, and are summarized in a recent abstract and Powerpoint presentation (there are several animations in the original powerpoint that are not included in this html version) at the 2006 Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium.

Sharing analyses with other researchers is one interesting advantage of using Multiphysics software compared to other programming methods. It is possible for example to share files with linked descriptions of how the files were put together. This will enable someone else who knows the Multiphysics code to not only run your analysis, but also to learn the details of how the analysis was constructed and to possibly build on, or adapt the analysis for other applications. If you have ever tried to do this with someone else's Fortran code then you know it can be frustrating. Here is an example.

My group has also been involved with developing a new solver for MODFLOW using the hopscotch algorithm.

Last Updated: October 26, 2007 -- Questions or comments, contact Larry Murdoch.
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