AnAqSim Release 2022-2 posted 8 June 2022

Release 2022-2 is a minor release.  The main change was fixing an issue that sporadically caused slow response times when selecting Solve and several License menu items (this was done in 2022-1).  It also adds a button to the Coordinates editing window that reverses the order of vertices.

Please see the release notes for a full list of new features.

 

AnAqSim (analytic aquifer simulator)

 

Gain more insight in less time

A quick alternative to MODFLOW and other numerical methods for modeling cases that range from simple to moderately complex.

Comprehensive capabilities

AnAqSim is the most versatile and capable analytic element method software:  multi-layer 3D systems, full transient capabilities, heterogeneity, anisotropy, fresh-salt interface aquifers, and a full suite of line boundary types.

Many uses

AnAqSim has been used to simulate groundwater remediation designs, mine and construction dewatering, infiltration mounding, regional aquifer flow, capture zones, well field impacts, fresh/salt interface flow in coastal aquifers, pathlines, advective transport, and embankment seepage.

Learn More

Features…specifications…tutorials and videos…User Guide.

 

 Video overview of AnAqSim:

Pumping Test Example Model

AnAqSim is a great tool for doing more sophisticated pumping test analysis, where partial penetration, layering, irregular boundary conditions and other factors make the usual radial solutions like Theis inappropriate.  An example analysis from a consulting project is presented that shows how AnAqSim can be used in this way.  The pumped well and three observation wells are partially penetrating in a thick, stratified alluvial aquifer.  See the model writeup and download the model files.

Use PEST with AnAqSim

Several AnAqSim users are using PEST (parameter estimation software) to automate calibration and optimization of AnAqSim models.  AnAqSim’s command line mode and text outputs allow you to solve a wide range of parameter optimzation problems such as

  • find aquifer parameters and recharge rates that best fit observed heads and discharges,
  • find optimal well locations and discharges that will capture contaminant plumes with a minimum of discharge, and
  • find optimal well discharges through time to meet dewatering criteria.

Read more and explore two example PEST runs created by AnAqSim users.

AnAqSim In Depth Webinar Series Feb 9 – Mar 16, 2022

We are running the popular 6-session series again this spring.  The webinar series covers all key aspects of AnAqSim and helps you become a power user.  There is one one-hour session per week for 6 weeks.  Each session has segments of  presentation, software demonstration, and Q&A.  Also there are optional home exercises each week.  Learn AnAqSim, which is quick, easy to use, and far more capable than other analytic element programs.  Details here.

Interview with AnAqSim’s Author

Recently, Charlie Fitts, author of AnAqSim, was interviewed about the analytic element method, what inspired him to write AnAqSim, how AnAqSim differs from other AEM programs, and some other related topics.  Here is a link to the interview.

3-D Dewatering Example Model

Many users are solving transient construction and mining dewatering problems with AnAqSim, so we have created an example model to show how to create such models.  This model is of a construction dewatering system that includes a partially-penetrating sheet pile barrier, three partially-penetrating wells within the barrier, and a recharge trench outside the barrier where well discharge is injected back into the aquifer.  The model has 7 layers in the system area and is transient with two phases of pumping. See the model and its results and download the model files.

Join the Ranks of AnAqSim Users (below is a small sample of them)

AEMCON
AnchorQEA
APTIM
ARUP
Aurora Water
Ausenco
Barr Engineering
Calif. Dept. of Toxic Subst. Control
CDM Smith
Clifton Associates
Dartmouth College

Dresdner Robin
Drumlin Environmental
Dudek
ENGEO
Geomega
Geosyntec
Geowater Consulting
GHD
Golder Associates
HBRC
HGEC

Hydrometrics
Intera
Jacobs Engineering
Knight Piesold
Layne
Louis Berger
McLane Environmental
Pando Australia
PMGC
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
RDR Consultants

Rio Tinto
Sinotech
So. Florida Water Mgmt. District
Telesto Solutions
Tetra Tech
University of New South Wales
University of Western Australia
USEPA
Woodard and Curran
WSP Group
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff