FEFLOW – Diving into the latest developments

INVESTMENT

Fee: No charge*

Time commitment - approximately three hours in total, divided as follows:

• Self-study: Exercises in the self-paced course
• (Optional) Additional information presented in two DHI's on-demand-webinars (~45 min each)

PRODUCT

FEFLOW

Groundwater hydrologists or hydrogeologists are often asked questions about groundwater flow, aquifer hydraulics, management of water resources, fate of contamination plumes or feasibility of geothermal systems, plus others.

Providing answers to all these questions requires specific field information and a general understanding of hydrogeological processes. Nature is not simple and even simple tasks require state-of-the-art supporting tools. A groundwater model provides a quantitative framework for synthesising field information and for conceptualising hydrogeologic processes. The model is used as a tool to assist consultants and engineers in getting possible answers to a specific groundwater problem.

About FEFLOW

FEFLOW is widely recognised as a comprehensive software package for subsurface flow and transport simulation. FEFLOW’s unique meshing capabilities (structured and unstructured) allow for the highest degree of flexibility to account in detail for the most simple to complex geometrical configurations. The software is used by leading research institutes, universities, consulting firms and government organisations all over the world. FEFLOW’s scope of application ranges from simple local scale to complex large-scale modelling. Application areas include water management, mine water, saltwater intrusion, geothermal energy and variably saturated media.

IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR ME?

This course is right for you if:

• You are a consultant, engineer, hydrogeologist or geologist 
• You have a basic understanding of hydrogeological concepts
• You have a certain understanding of the flow modelling workflows in FEFLOW
• You have been working with FEFLOW and are looking to speed up your modelling workflows with the latest development

WHAT ARE MY EXPECTED OUTCOMES?

Upon completion of the course you will be able to:

• Work with the newly-concept of Material regions in FEFLOW
• Set up your first FePEST problem using the new package PEST++ and the Iterative Ensemble Smoother (IES)

HOW WILL I LEARN?

Each module includes videos and materials that you need for model examples. It will take you around two hours to complete the course at a time that fits your needs and requirements – and from the comfort of your own office, home or any location convenient for you.

MODULE DETAILS

Introduction
Preliminary steps

Module 1
Overview of FEFLOW 7.5 developments

Module 2
Working with material regions

Module 3
Getting started with FePEST and PEST++

Module 4
Final remarks

PRESENTER

DR. CARLOS RIVERA VILLARREYES, DHI GERMANY  
Dipl.-Ing. (FH), Civil Engineering, University of Piura, Peru; MSc, Desert Studies - Water Resources Management, Ben-Gurion University, Israel; PhD, Hydrology, University of Potsdam, Germany

Dr. Carlos Rivera Villarreyes works as a Global Product Specialist for FEFLOW. Dr Rivera has profound knowledge of groundwater and unsaturated-zone modelling as well as parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis (e.g., with PEST), all these in the context of mining, geothermal modelling, water quality and nuclear waste decommissioning applications among others. He has carried out several groundwater modelling projects and trained professionals in groundwater modelling around the globe. Dr. Carlos is an authorised DHI trainer.

REQUIREMENTS

• Reliable internet connection of sufficient bandwidth
• An installation of the DHI License Management and FEFLOW software 
• If you are not familiar with basic terminology of Hydrogeology, e.g., definitions of aquifer properties (confined/unconfined systems, transmissivity, conductivity, etc.) and principles of groundwater flow (e.g., Darcy Law), it is strongly recommended to do a pre-reading of standard textbooks of Hydrogeology.

RESOURCES

• Highlights of FEFLOW here
• "Getting started with geothermal modelling: Open-loop systems" course here
• "Getting started with groundwater modelling course" here
• THE ACADEMY Courses and Events Calendar - webinars
• THE ACADEMY's Training Calendar

INFORMATION AND CONTACT

Carlos Andres Rivera Villarreyes - cvi@dhigroup.com

academy@dhigroup.com

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INVESTMENT Fee: No charge* Time commitment - approximately three hours in total, divided as follows: Self-study: Exercises in the self-paced course (Optional) Additional information presented in two DHI's on-demand-webinars (~45 min each) PRODUCT ...