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.. _api_Richards:
Richards Equation
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There are two different forms of Richards equation that differ
on how they deal with the non-linearity in the time-stepping term.
The most fundamental form, referred to as the
'mixed'-form of Richards Equation [Celia et al., 1990]
.. math::
\frac{\partial \theta(\psi)}{\partial t} - \nabla \cdot k(\psi) \nabla \psi - \frac{\partial k(\psi)}{\partial z} = 0
\quad \psi \in \Omega
where theta is water content, and psi is pressure head.
This formulation of Richards equation is called the
'mixed'-form because the equation is parameterized in psi
but the time-stepping is in terms of theta.
As noted in [Celia et al., 1990] the 'head'-based form of Richards
equation can be written in the continuous form as:
.. math::
\frac{\partial \theta}{\partial \psi}\frac{\partial \psi}{\partial t} - \nabla \cdot k(\psi) \nabla \psi - \frac{\partial k(\psi)}{\partial z} = 0
\quad \psi \in \Omega
However, it can be shown that this does not conserve mass in the discrete formulation.
Here we reproduce the results from Ceilia et al. (1990):
.. plot::
from SimPEG import *
from simpegFLOW import Richards
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
M = Mesh.TensorMesh([np.ones(40)])
M.setCellGradBC('dirichlet')
params = Richards.Empirical.HaverkampParams().celia1990
model = Richards.Empirical.Haverkamp(M, **params)
bc = np.array([-61.5,-20.7])
h = np.zeros(M.nC) + bc[0]
def getFields(timeStep,method):
prob = Richards.RichardsProblem(M,model, timeStep=timeStep, timeEnd=360,
boundaryConditions=bc, initialConditions=h,
doNewton=False, method=method)
return prob.fields(params['Ks'])
Hs_M10 = getFields(10., 'mixed')
Hs_M30 = getFields(30., 'mixed')
Hs_M120= getFields(120.,'mixed')
Hs_H10 = getFields(10., 'head')
Hs_H30 = getFields(30., 'head')
Hs_H120= getFields(120.,'head')
plt.figure(figsize=(13,5))
plt.subplot(121)
plt.plot(40-M.gridCC, Hs_M10[-1],'b-')
plt.plot(40-M.gridCC, Hs_M30[-1],'r-')
plt.plot(40-M.gridCC, Hs_M120[-1],'k-')
plt.ylim([-70,-10])
plt.title('Mixed Method')
plt.xlabel('Depth, cm')
plt.ylabel('Pressure Head, cm')
plt.legend(('$\Delta t$ = 10 sec','$\Delta t$ = 30 sec','$\Delta t$ = 120 sec'))
plt.subplot(122)
plt.plot(40-M.gridCC, Hs_H10[-1],'b-')
plt.plot(40-M.gridCC, Hs_H30[-1],'r-')
plt.plot(40-M.gridCC, Hs_H120[-1],'k-')
plt.ylim([-70,-10])
plt.title('Head-Based Method')
plt.xlabel('Depth, cm')
plt.ylabel('Pressure Head, cm')
plt.legend(('$\Delta t$ = 10 sec','$\Delta t$ = 30 sec','$\Delta t$ = 120 sec'))
plt.show()
Richards
========
.. automodule:: simpegFLOW.Richards.Empirical
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