Uniform air velocity field for a bioventing system design: some numerical results

Optimal management of flows arising in the bioventing techniques (BV) for soil remediation problems is considered. The aim is to determine optimal locations and flow rates of injection and extraction wells, in order to cover the contaminated region by a uniform air velocity flow field. An air flow optimization criterion is considered leading to a mathematical programming problem. Several numerical experiences have been employed: in all tests we show that wells are placed outside the contaminated zone and they surround it.