Multiobjective Groundwater Remediation System Design Using Coupled Finite-Element Model and Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II

The optimal design of a groundwater remediation system using the pump-and-treat method is a complex task involving modeling physical phenomena such as groundwater flow and contaminant transport and optimizing several goals of concern, while satisfying bounds on certain parameters. Simulation tools such as the finite-element method (FEM) coupled with optimization tools such as the genetic algorithm (GA) has been found to be an efficient and easy to use methodology to solve such arduous problems. In this study, a simulation model using the FEM for groundwater flow and contaminant transport has been developed and coupled with a multiobjective optimization model based on the nondominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA II). The model is used to minimize the cost optimization function as well as the time period for the remediation of the aquifer subject to bounds on pumping rates, groundwater heads, and concentration levels of the contaminant. The coupled FEM-NSGA II model has been applied for the remediati...

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