Main Title |
Development and Application of Borehole Flowmeters for Environmental Assessment. |
Author |
Molz, F. J. ;
Young, S. C. ;
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CORP Author |
Auburn Univ., AL. Dept. of Civil Engineering. ;Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris. Engineering Lab.;Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab., Ada, OK. |
Publisher |
c1993 |
Year Published |
1993 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-93/134; |
Stock Number |
PB93-185817 |
Additional Subjects |
Boreholes ;
Flowmeters ;
Hydraulic conductivity ;
Aquifers ;
Measurement ;
Well logging ;
Prototypes ;
Rocks ;
Fracture zones ;
Electromagnetic properties ;
Faraday effect ;
Reprints ;
Spinner flowmeters
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB93-185817 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
13p |
Abstract |
In order to understand the origin of contaminant plumes and infer their future migration, one requires a knowledge of the hydraulic conductivity (K) distribution. In many aquifers, the borehole flowmeter offers the most direct technique available for developing a log of hydraulic conductivity in the horizontal direction. A new electromagnetic flowmeter developed by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is based on Faraday's law and produces a voltage that is proportional to the velocity of the water passing through the central cylindrical channel of the meter. The threshold velocity of a prototype instrument is less than 8.8 + or - 0.9 cm/min. Calculation of a K distribution (granular aquifer) or flowpath distribution (fracture flow) based on flowmeter data is a straightforward process as described herein. Applications of both spinner and electromagnetic flowmeters to granular and fractured-rock aquifers are described. |