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Solution of the MoMaS reactive transport benchmark with MIN3P—model formulation and simulation results

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This paper summarizes the governing equations as implemented in the MIN3P multicomponent flow and reactive transport code (Mayer et al., Water Resour Res 38:1174, 2002) and introduces the equations in discretized form. Linearization and solution methods are presented including adaptive time stepping and update modification schemes. Code-specific details for the implementation of the GdR MoMaS benchmark simulations (Carrayrou et al., Comput Geosci, 2009) are presented. The standard version of the MIN3P code was used to solve the Easy, Medium, and Hard Test Cases, in one and two spatial dimensions, for both advection- and diffusion-dominated conditions. An analysis of the sensitivity of the solution in relation to spatial and temporal discretization parameters is provided for the Easy Test Case, selected results are presented for the Medium and Hard Test Cases, and the performance of the code as a function of discretization parameters is evaluated for all test cases.

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Mayer, K.U., MacQuarrie, K.T.B. Solution of the MoMaS reactive transport benchmark with MIN3P—model formulation and simulation results. Comput Geosci 14, 405–419 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10596-009-9158-6

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