1. General Model Information

Name: Hydrocarbon Spill Screening Model

Acronym: HSSM

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Abstract:

HSSM simulates contamination associated with these fuels by using three simplified modules that represent the vadose zone, the fuel lens within the capillary fringe, and the aquifer. Each module was developed from a semi-analytical solution of the governing equations. The simplified solutions reduce the extensive computational burden of a fully numeric approach. Lack of availability of field data often limits usage of complex models, and HSSM attempts to include the important phenomena at a reasonable data and computational cost.

The three modules of HSSM are linked in a windows interface that allows for interactive input of data, running of the models, and automated graphing of the model output. A two volume user's guide provides specific instruction for running the model, guidance on selecting input parameter values and interpreting the model output, in addition to the theoretical background of the model. Example applications to field data problems are available from Internet links given on the HSSM distribution page.

The model conceptualizes the release as consisting of
1) vertical transport from near the surface of the capillary fring,
2) radial spreading of an LNAPL lens through the capillary fring and dissolution of LNAPL constituents into a water table aquifer, and
3) transport in the flowing ground water to a potential exposure lication.
Each component of the conceptual model is treated as a distinct process by separate models. This report describes the modules for the vados zone, lateral spreading at the water table and dissolution of constituents into the aquifer, and aquifer transport of the dissolved constituents to receptor points. Spreading of the hydrocarbon lens and dissolution of hydrocarbon constituents are transient phenomena, and the aquifer transport model must be capable of adressing a time-variable source term. This is incorporated through application of Duhamel's principle to a gaussian-source plume model. The resulting screening model is computationally efficient and has only moderate parameterization requirements. Both DOS and Windows interfaces are provided to create input dada sets, run the model, and graph the results. These interfaces simplify the procedures for running the model so that the model user may focus on analysis of his/her problem of interest. To that end, guidance is given for selecting parameter values and several utility programs are provided to calculate certain parameters. Typical example problems, which begin with a general problem statement, show exactly how each parameter of the model should be chosen.

The HSSM model system and its documentation are available for microcomputer (DOS, Windows) systems.

Sorce of abstarct:HSSM homepage at EPA-CEAM (10/99).

II. Technical Information

II.1 Executables:

Download Installation Instructions for all CSMoS Software (9,683 bytes)

Download HSSM for Windows Installation Disk (1,181,002 bytes) Version 1.20a
Download HSSM for DOS Installation Disk (831,398 bytes) Version 1.10 - Apr '94
Example applications of HSSM to field data

II.2 Source-code:

II.3 Manuals:

Download HSSM Readme File (30,974 bytes)Note: The above documentation files are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format: The Adobe Acrobat Reader is available Free from Adobe

II.4 Data:

III. Mathematical Information

III.1 Mathematics

III.2 Quantities

III.2.1 Input

III.2.2 Output

IV. References

V. Further information in the World-Wide-Web

VI. Additional remarks

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