Modeling the drainage and groundwater table above the collecting pipe through 2D groundwater models

In order to understand the effects of the landfill operation on groundwater flow behavior, 2D horizontal groundwater simulation model was carried out. The model saved the memory of computer and time consumption comparing with 3D groundwater flow model. However, the most difficulty is the assignment of collecting pipe boundary in the study site. Therefore, 2D vertical model was applied to calculate the change of groundwater table above the collecting pipe. This paper paid attention to examine the validation of the assignment of the collecting pipe boundary by applying the results of 2D vertical model. 2D horizontal model was coupled with the recharge model to solve the partial differential equation of groundwater flow. Finite difference method and iterative successive over relaxation were applied. The drainage volume of leachate collection was summed up in the whole landfill site and compared with the average volume of treated waste water. The study demonstrated that the results of 2D vertical model validated and can be applied to 2D horizontal groundwater flow simulation.