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Easy
to use
Visual AEM
has a short learning curve, making it an excellent educational tool for
introductory fluid mechanics, groundwater modeling, or remediation
courses. An automatic model quality checker insures a consistent model
nearly every time. Visual AEM requires minimal knowledge about the
analytic element method (AEM), and builds upon the users intuition
about hydrogeology and groundwater flow and transport modeling.
Powerful
- 2D single-layer or
vertical groundwater flow modeling (steady-state or with Theis wells)
- Quasi-3D
multi-layer groundwater flow modeling (steady-state)
- 2D Finite element
and Finite difference multispecies contaminant transport
modeling
- 2D Analytical
contaminant transport modeling
- Particle tracking
- Parameter
estimation
- Transect /
cross-sectional analysis
Visual AEM
supports the modeling of 2D single and multi-layer steady state
groundwater flow using a wide range of high-precision hydrogeologic
features,
including:
-Rivers / Drains
Head-, resistance- or extraction-specified
-Lakes
Head-, resistance- or extraction-specified
Polygonal,
circular, or elliptical
-Recharge/leakage
Zones
Circular or polygonal
-Vertical
and horizontal wells
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-Inhomogeneities in aquifer base
-Inhomogeneities in aquifer thickness
-Inhomogeneities
in porosity
-Inhomogeneities
in hydraulic conductivity
Polygonal, circular, or elliptical
-Slurry walls
-Fractures
-Flux-specified and no-flow boundaries
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The
transport features of Visual AEM are also notable:
-Advection, dispersion,
diffusion, sorption, and first-order decay of multiple solutes
-Source
Zones
Initial conditions
(aqueous and sorbed)
Constant concentration
Constant
concentration
recharge
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-Surface Water Sources
& Sinks
Injection Wells,
rivers, and
lakes
-Inhomogeneities
in porosity
-Inhomogeneities
in soil type (for spatially
heterogeneous sorption properties)
Polygonal, circular, or elliptical
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Robust
Visual AEM
contains a multitude of features that simplify the model development
process:
-Automatic model quality
checking
-Extensive
help files and manuals
-Interfaces
with
Surfer® 7.0 and above
-Up to
30 base maps in
.bna or .shp format
-Uses
USGS DEMs in *.dem
or .grd format for preprocessing rivers and lakes
-Automated
mesh generation utilities
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-ArcView® and
ArcGIS® output options
-Unit
conversion utilities
-Stepwise
modeling manager
-Extensive
editing and
zooming tools
-A
convenient and powerful
object manager
-Tools
for editing and creating finite difference grids
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Free
Visual AEM is as
inexpensive as
it gets without us paying you to use it.
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