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The Influence Of Porous Media Heterogeneity On Smouldering Remediation, Jiahao Wang
The Influence Of Porous Media Heterogeneity On Smouldering Remediation, Jiahao Wang
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Smouldering remediation is a promising technique for destroying organic contaminants in soil. Forced airflow is vital to supporting the smouldering reaction and to propagate it through the contaminated zone. This research focuses on investigating the effects of permeability heterogeneity on smouldering. A series of unique column experiments, combined with numerical model simulations, were conducted. The results suggest that smouldering can successfully propagate through layers in series despite more than a 1000:1 permeability contrast. However, extinction can occur in the finer layer when smouldering propagates through layers in parallel with a permeability ratio above 3:1. Extinction may occur due to insufficient …