Practical Groundwater AnAqSim 2024.2.3

Practical Groundwater AnAqSim is a groundwater modeling software that uses the analytical element method (AEM) to simulate groundwater flow. The software is meshless, allowing for faster model building and easy modification without the use of traditional meshes or grids. The software supports single-layer steady-state models as well as complex multilayer transient simulations. Users can create models with wells, streams, lakes, fractures, and other aquifer features, and simulate the effects of pumping, recharge, evaporation, and other hydrological processes.

AnAqSim features include multi-level aquifer systems, heterogeneity, anisotropy, and spatially varying sources and reservoirs. The software also provides visualization tools to display groundwater contours, flow paths, and results on basemaps.

Key practical applications of AnAqSim include:

• Rapidly setting up conceptual groundwater flow models
• Simulating pumping wells and their effects on aquifers
• Multilayer modeling for vertical flow and complex hydrological systems
• Using subdomains to represent heterogeneity and anisotropy
• Visualizing flow fields and interactions with surface water features
• Hands-on tutorials and tutorial series to learn how to build models step-by-step

This makes AnAqSim suitable for underground scientists and engineers who want realistic, flexible, and accurate groundwater flow simulation tools without the need for must create a grid.