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Numerical simulation of acid mine drainage reactive transport in carbonate rock fracture network
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Yi-liang YUAN1, Yun YANG1, *, Jian SONG1, Jian-feng WU2, Zhi DOU1, Jin-guo WANG1, Ji-chun WU2
China Environmental Science | 2025, 45(11) : 6168 - 6177
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China Environmental Science | 2025, 45(11): 6168-6177
• Water Pollution Control •
Numerical simulation of acid mine drainage reactive transport in carbonate rock fracture network
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Yi-liang YUAN1, Yun YANG1, *, Jian SONG1, Jian-feng WU2, Zhi DOU1, Jin-guo WANG1, Ji-chun WU2
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  • 1.National Key Laboratory Cultivation and Development Site, Key Laboratory of Groundwater Protection and Utilization School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
  • 2.School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Published: 2025-11-20
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To accurately predict the migration process of acidic minedrainage (AMD) in fractured media and its discharge intensity into the surface environment, an novel simulation technique based on the Upscaled Discrete Fracture-Matrix (UDFM) method is proposedinthisstudy, which involves locally refining the fracture structure and mapping it onto an equivalent continuum model. Building upon this approach, we construct a series of numerical casesfor AMD reactive transport in carbonate fracture networks. By integrating AMD discharge flux analysis with Damkohler number(DaI), we quantitatively elucidate the influence of key fracture parameters (fracture direction, fracture density P32) on AMD migration patterns and meticulously characterize the hydrogeochemical interactions and their dynamic evolution between fractures and the rock matrix. The simulation results demonstrate that: The higher the fracture density and the smaller the fracture angle (i.e., direction concentrating)correlate with the faster AMD migration rates and increased discharge intensity; conductive fractures dominates preferential flow under high-density conditions, AMD diffuses through the matrix into adjacent non-conductive fractures near preferential pathways, triggering a transition from reaction-dominated (highDaI) to advection-dominated (lowDaI) regimes within these fractures. Connectivity to the downstream boundary subsequently amplifies AMD discharge; lower fracture density and greater orientation alignment result in a higher proportion of reaction- dominated simulation units after system stabilization, indicating larger zones of incomplete neutralization.

Discrete fracture network  /  unstructured grid  /  reactive transport  /  equivalent continuous medium model
袁奕梁, 杨蕴, 宋健, 吴剑锋, 窦智, 王锦国, 吴吉春. 碳酸盐岩裂隙网络中酸性矿坑水反应运移数值模拟. 中国环境科学, 2025 , 45 (11) : 6168 -6177 .
Yi-liang YUAN, Yun YANG, Jian SONG, Jian-feng WU, Zhi DOU, Jin-guo WANG, Ji-chun WU. Numerical simulation of acid mine drainage reactive transport in carbonate rock fracture network[J]. China Environmental Science, 2025 , 45 (11) : 6168 -6177 .
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  • Receive Date:2025-04-14
  • Online Date:2026-10-08
  • Published:2025-11-20
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    1.National Key Laboratory Cultivation and Development Site, Key Laboratory of Groundwater Protection and Utilization School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
    2.School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
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genus
种数
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种数
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species
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鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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