Approximate discharge for constant head test with recharging boundary

Ground Water. 2005 May-Jun;43(3):439-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2005.0024.x.

Abstract

The calculation of the discharge to a constant drawdown well or tunnel in the presence of an infinite linear constant head boundary in an ideal confined aquifer usually relies on the numerical inversion of a Laplace transform solution. Such a solution is used to interpret constant head tests in wells or to roughly estimate ground water inflow into tunnels. In this paper, a simple approximate solution is proposed. Its maximum relative error is on the order of 2% as compared to the exact analytical solution. The approximation is a weighted mean between the early-time and late-time asymptotes.

MeSH terms

  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Water Movements*
  • Water Supply*