A gas generation, migration and extraction model for landfills
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2012
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A numerical model is developed to simulate the generation, movement, extraction, and surface emission of landfill gas as well as possible air intrusion in a sanitary landfill equipped with an active or a passive gas collection system. The model was validated using results and data published in literature and has been used to study how the efficiency of a gas collection system may be impacted by a number of factors including vacuum pressure, well screen length, intermediate and final covers' thickness and permeability, number of gas collection wells and direction of well placement. The results suggest that a higher gas collection rate can be achieved by using a vertically placed well with a stronger vacuum pressure, a longer well screen, and a thicker and less permeable final cover, while undesirable air intrusion may be minimized by installing a larger number of wells.
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Bibliography: p. 103-113
A page is in colour.
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A page is in colour.
Includes copy of copyright permission. Original copy with original Partial Copyright Licence.
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Wang, C. K. (2012). A gas generation, migration and extraction model for landfills (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4779