The Contaminant Transport Module is a program extension to the GoldSim simulation framework. As such, it simply adds some additional features to the user interface. The user interface components which the Contaminant Transport Module adds can be summarized as follows:
- An additional
item, Contaminant Transport, is added to the context-sensitive
(right-click) menu in the graphics pane The primary portion of the GoldSim interface, where the graphical depiction of the model is shown. (shown below), to the context-sensitive
menu for Containers, and to the Model| Insert menu on the menu
bar:
Note that "Fracture Set", "CellNet Generator", "Network Path", and "Source" only appear if you are using the RT Module. They are not present in the CT Module. - Pressing the
CT Element button in the Element toolbar provides access to a menu for inserting
a CT Module element:
Note that "Fracture Set", "CellNet Generator", "Network Path", and "Source" only appear if you are using the RT Module. They are not present in the CT Module. - When you create a new file, a Material Container An element that acts like a "box" or a "folder" into which other elements can be placed. It can be used to create hierarchical models. is automatically placed in the Model Root. This Container contains a 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). element 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). (named Water). These two elements can be moved, but cannot be deleted.
- The
Species and Elements array A collection of variables that share common output attributes and can be manipulated in GoldSim elements or input expressions. label sets are added to the drop-down
lists available when defining the output attributes Three properties of an element's output that determine the kinds of inputs to which it can be linked: type, order and dimensions. for an element:
These sets of array labels A collection of labels identifying the items of an array. are populated when you add species to your model (via a Species element). - A
Contaminant Transport tab is added to the Options dialog (accessed via
Model | Options) for defining options which are specific to
the Contaminant Transport Module:
