2. An aquifer has a hydraulic conductivity of 180 ft/day, and effective porosity of 33% and is under a hydraulic gradient of 0.0004. a) Compute the Darcy velocity (also called Darcy flux). b) Compute the actual velocity (also known as the average linear velocity). c) The water temperature was 14 Degree C, and the mean pore diameter was 0.30 mm. d) Was it permissible to use Darcy's law under these circumstances? e) What is the reason for your answer?

2. An aquifer has a hydraulic conductivity of 180 ft/day, and effective porosity of 33% and is under a hydraulic gradient of 0.0004. a) Compute the Darcy velocity (also called Darcy flux). b) Compute the actual velocity (also known as the average linear velocity). c) The water temperature was 14 Degree C, and the mean pore diameter was 0.30 mm. d) Was it permissible to use Darcy's law under these circumstances? e) What is the reason for your answer?

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2. An aquifer has a hydraulic conductivity of 180 ft/day, and effective porosity of 33% and is under a hydraulic gradient of 0.0004.
a) Compute the Darcy velocity (also called Darcy flux).
b) Compute the actual velocity (also known as the average linear velocity).
c) The water temperature was 14 Degree C, and the mean pore diameter was 0.30 mm.
d) Was it permissible to use Darcy’s law under these circumstances?
e) What is the reason for your answer?

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