Oludotun Omoniyi Faluyi Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Abstraction; , Aquifers; Seepage
Department of Physics and Materials Science, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria
Oludotun Omoniyi Faluyi belongs to Department of Physics and Materials Science, Kwara State University and his interests is abstraction,velocity; Mass flux; Hydraulic Gradient and his one of the publication is Experimental Analysis of Impact of Seepage Velocity on Mass Flux of Seawater in Coastal Aquifers
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Author(s): Oludotun Omoniyi Faluyi, Olufemi Sijuade Bamigboye, Toba Emmanuel Bamidele, Taofeeq Ayinde Issa
Excessive abstraction of freshwater at coastal regions may reverse the direction of flow of mass flux of dissolved salts (J) leading to Saltwater Intrusion (SI) contaminating freshwater in coastal aquifers. This work investigated the impact of seepage velocities and hydraulic gradients of various porous media on mass flux of saltwater contaminant. Darcy’s and Fick’s laws were used to develop a model which gives J as a function of seepage velocity (V) and hydraulic gradient i. In validating the model, an experiment was designed to determine J in which river bed sand were washed, dried and sieved into five different grain sizes of samples using electric sieve with mesh ranged. The Ø of each sample was determined using v... view moreĀ»