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Sizing and Scaling Requirements of a Large-Scale Physical Model for Code Validation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

R. Khaleel and
T. Legore
R. Khaleel
Affiliation:
Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland, WA 99352
T. Legore
Affiliation:
Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland, WA 99352
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Abstract

Scaling considerations relevant to porous media flow are reviewed. An analysis approach is presented for determining the sizing requirements of a large-scale, hydrology physical model. The physical model will be used to validate performance assessment codes that evaluate the long-term behavior of the repository isolation system. Numerical simulation results for sizing requirements are presented for a porous medium model in which the media properties are spatially uncorrelated.

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