Technical Report NTB 81-10
Stripa ProjectMigration in a single fracture Preliminary experiments in Stripa
A method of tracer injection and of water collection to be used in the main investigation of "Migration in a single fissure" has been tested and found to function well. With this injection equipment it is possible to introduce tracers into the fissure as a step or a pulse. The injection can be done either under natural pressure or with over pressure.
The collection of water sampled can be done under anoxic atmosphere. Injection of Rhodamine-WT and Na-Fluorescein with over pressure has been performed.
It has been found that Rhodamine-WT is influenced in some way along the flow path. Rhodamine-WT thus cannot be used to characterize the water residence time without a knowledge of the interaction mechanisms.
Based on the experiences from this investigation the equipment and operation will be somewhat modified for use in the main investigation.
