The browser An alternative view of a GoldSim model, in which elements are displayed in a tree, and organized either hierarchically, or by type. view of an Aquifer pathway A transport pathway element that is intended to represent a feature that essentially behaves as a fluid conduit. Internally, an Aquifer pathway actually performs its computations by creating a temporary set of linked Cell elements during the simulation. is shown below:
Note: Element inputs and outputs are only shown in the browser if you choose to Show element subitems (accessed via the browser context menu by right-clicking in the browser).
The Properties folder contains the basic inputs for the Aquifer. With two exceptions (listed below), you can create a link to any of these property inputs.
Note that the Species The chemical (or non-chemical, such as bacterial or viral) constituents that are stored and transported through an environmental system in a contaminant transport model. In GoldSim, the Species element defines all of the contaminant species being simulated (and their properties). input and the Reference Fluid A special type of Fluid element that provides a basis for defining partition coefficients between media for the various species in the model (i.e., the ratio of the species’ concentration in the medium to its concentration in the Reference Fluid at equilibrium). input also appear in the Properties folder. The Species input is automatically linked to the nearest Species element when the Aquifer is created. Similarly, the Reference Fluid input is automatically linked to the nearest Reference Fluid element when the Aquifer is created. These links cannot be changed, and are displayed for information purposes only.
The pathway's mass and concentration outputs are then listed. Note that for an Aquifer, the concentration always refers to that in the Reference Fluid.
If the Aquifer has any mass flux links associated with it, the corresponding inputs and outputs for these links are organized into Inflows, Outflows, and Diffusive Influxes folders. These folders are not shown if they are empty.