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The solute transport machanisms of groundwater are caused by advection,dispersion/diffusion and complex pore geometry. Mixing mechanisms make the dispersion coefficient be a function of scale length.This reseasch uses the generalized dispersion theory which come from the basis of Taylor''s dispersion work. By choosing self -adjoint operator of eigenfunctions, the dispersion coefficient of groundwater transport is redefined. Results of this research suggest that the dispersion coefficient is a strong function of of the hydraulic conductivity, and the initial distribution of solute. It exhibits a transient behavior and will reach a long-time asymptotic value. The effective soulte velocity has a similar behavior. This explain why the dispersion coefficient is scale dependent.
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