Browsing by Author "Saaltink, Maarten Willem"
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A general and efficient numerical solution of reactive transport with multirate mass transfer
Wang, Jingjing; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Valhondo González, Cristina (2022-01)
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Open AccessThe presence of low permeability regions within porous media impacts solute transport and the distribution of species concentrations. Therefore, (bio)chemical reactions are equally affected. Multirate Mass Transfer (MRMT) ... -
A method for incorporating chemical reactions into CODE_BRIGHT
Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Vilarrasa Riaño, Víctor; Gaspari, Francesca de; Silva Rojas, Orlando Enrique; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria del Terreny, Cartogràfica i Geofísica (ETCG), 2012)
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Analysis of water vapor adsorption in soils by means of a lysimeter and numerical modeling
Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Kohfahl, Claus; Molano Leno, Lidia (2020-04)
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Open AccessDaily temperature oscillations can cause adsorption (and desorption) of atmospheric water vapor by soils. The resulting daily fluctuations in the amount of liquid water in the soil can be measured by high-precision weighing ... -
Analytical solution to assess the induced seismicity potential of faults in pressurized and depleted reservoirs
Wu, Haiqing; Vilarrasa Riaño, Víctor; De Simone, Silvia; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Parisio, Francesco (2021-01)
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Open AccessDisplaced faults crossing the reservoir could significantly increase the induced earthquake frequency in geo-energy projects. Understanding and predicting the stress variation in such cases is essential to minimize the ... -
Bacterial transformation and biodegradation processes simulation in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands using CWM1-RETRASO
Llorens Ribes, Esther; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Poch, Manel; García Serrano, Joan (2011-01-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe performance and reliability of the CWM1-RETRASO model for simulating processes in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSF CWs) and the relative contribution of different microbial reactions to organic ... -
Benchmark study of simulators for thermo-hydraulic modelling of low enthalpy geothermal processes
Mindel, Julian E.; Alt-Epping, Peter; Les Landes, Antoine Armandine; Beernink, Stijn; Birdsell, Daniel T.; Bloemendal, Martin; Hamm, Virginie; López, Simon; Maragna, Charles; Nielsen, Carsten M.; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Perreaux, Marc; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Saar, Martin O.; Van den Heuvel, Daniela; Vidal Montes, Rubén; Driesner, Thomas (2021-11)
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Open AccessIn order to assess the thermo-hydraulic modelling capabilities of various geothermal simulators, a comparative test suite was created, consisting of a set of cases designed with conditions relevant to the low-enthalpy range ... -
Characterization of concrete by calibrating thermo-hydraulic multiphase flow models
Chaparro Sánchez, Maria Carme; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Villar Galicia, María Victoria (2015-08-01)
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Open AccessEvaporation tests in concrete columns have been analysed by numerical models to characterize the thermo-hydraulic properties and the processes in concrete. Two evaporation tests were performed: a column heated by a lamp ... -
Chemicals of emerging concern in coastal aquifers: assessment along the land-ocean interface
Gutierrez Martin, Daniel; Gil Solsona, Ruben; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Rodellas Vila, Valentí; Lopez Serna, Rebeca; Folch Sancho, Albert; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús; Gago Ferrero, Pablo (2023-04)
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Open AccessSubmarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) is recognized as a relevant source of pollutants to the sea, but little is known about its relevance as a source of chemicals of emerging concern (CECs). Here, both the presence and ... -
Combining fiber optic DTS, cross-hole ERT and time-lapse induction logging to characterize and monitor a coastal aquifer
Folch Sancho, Albert; Val Alonso, Laura del; Luquot, Linda; Martínez Pérez, Laura; Bellmunt, F.; Le Lay, Hugo; Rodellas, Valentí; Ferrer Ramos, Nuria; Palacios Pierluissi, Andrea Viviana; Marazuela Calvo, Miguel Ángel; Diego Feliu, Marc; Pool Ramírez, María; Goyetche, Tybaud; Ledo, J.; Pezard, Philipe; Bour, Olivier; Queralt, P.; Marcuello Tomàs, Amaranta; Garcia Orellana, Jordi; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Vázquez Suñé, Enric; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús (Elsevier, 2020-09)
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Open AccessThe characterization of saline water intrusion (SWI) and its hydrodynamics is a key issue to understand submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) and manage groundwater resources in coastal areas. To test and compare different ... -
Comparing precision lysimeter rainfall measurements against rain gauges in a coastal dune belt, Spain
Kohfahl, Claus; Saaltink, Maarten Willem (Elsevier, 2020-12)
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Open AccessPrecipitation measurements are performed mostly by simple automatic rain gauges installed at a certain level above the ground surface, but these methods are often affected by significant measurement errors due to the ... -
Compositional formulation for multi phase flow reactive transport in porous media: an approach that simplifies coupling between phenomena
Gamazo Rusnac, Pablo Andres; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús (Centro Internacional de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería (CIMNE), 2010)
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Open AccessIn this work we discuss coupling difficulties that arises when solving phase and species conservation equations. We present a compositional formulation that avoids these difficulties, and allows solving multiphase reactive ... -
CWM1 implementation in RetrasoCodeBright: first results using horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland data, Chemical Engineering Journal
Llorens Ribes, Esther; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; García Serrano, Joan (2011-01-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyConstructed Wetland Model No. 1 (CWM1) processes were implemented within RetrasoCodeBright (RCB) to simulate hydraulics and reactive transport as well as the main biodegradation and transformation processes in horizontal ... -
Dynamics of water vapor flux and water separation processes during evaporation from a salty dry soil
Gran Esforzado, Meritxell; Massana, Jordi; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Ayora Ibáñez, Carlos; Lloret Morancho, Antonio (Elsevier, 2011-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyEvaporation from a salty soil generates salt accumulation near the surface with the subsequent deterioration of the soil quality. Salinization mechanisms are poorly understood despite their global impact. Vapor flux and ... -
Evaluation of self-combustion risk in tire derived aggregate fills
Arroyo Alvarez de Toledo, Marcos; San Martin, Ignacio; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Saaltink, Maarten Willem (2011-09)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyLightweight tire derived aggregate (TDA) fills are a proven recycling outlet for waste tires, requiring relatively low cost waste processing and being competitively priced against other lightweight fill alternatives. However ... -
Experimental and modeling investigation of multicomponent reactive transport in porous media
Katz, Graham; Berkowitz, Brian; Guadagnini, Alberto; Saaltink, Maarten Willem (2011-01-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyWe present an experimental and modeling study of solute transport in porous media in the presence of mixing-induced precipitation of a solid phase. Conservative and reactive transport experiments were performed in a ... -
Extreme precipitation events induce high fluxes of groundwater and associated nutrients to the coastal ocean
Diego Feliu, Marc; Rodellas, Valentí; Alorda Kleinglass, Aaron; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Folch Sancho, Albert; Garcia Orellana, Jordi (2022-09)
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Open AccessCurrent Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) studies are commonly conducted under aquifer baseflow conditions, neglecting the influence of episodic events that can significantly increase the supply of nutrients and water. ... -
Grimsel test site - Long-term cement studies.Reactive transport modeling of experiment 2 at Grimsel
Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Soler Matamala, Josep M. (2016-04)
Research report
Open AccessWithin the framework of the GTS-LCS project (Grimsel Test Site – Long-Term Cement Studies), an in-situ experiment lasting about 5 years was started in 2009 to study water-cement-rock interactions in fractured granite. A ... -
GTS_LCS, in-situ experiment 2: modeling of tracer tests 09-03
Manette Forti, Maria Manuela; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Soler Matamala, Josep M. (2015-02)
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Open AccessWithin the framework of the GTS-LCS project (Grimsel Test Site – Long-Term Cement Studies), an in-situ experiment lasting about 5 years was started in 2009 to study water-cement-rock interactions in a fractured granite. ... -
Heat storage efficiency, ground surface uplift and thermo-hydro-mechanical phenomena for high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage
Vidal Montes, Rubén; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Diaz-Maurin, François Carlos León (2022-10)
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Open AccessHigh-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage (HT-ATES) systems can help in balancing energy demand and supply for better use of infrastructures and resources. The aim of these systems is to store high amounts of heat ... -
HEATSTORE: high temperature underground thermal energy storage
Koornneef, Joris; Guglielmetti, Luca; Hahn, Florian; Egermann, Patrick; Vangkilde-Pedersen, Thomas; Sif Aradottir, Edda; Allaerts, Koen; Viveiros, Fatima; Saaltink, Maarten Willem (2019)
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Open AccessThermal energy storage technologies need to be further developed and need to become an integral component in the future energy system infrastructure to meet variations in both the availability and demand of energy. The ...