Solute transport in unsaturated porous media can be viewed as a coupled phenomenon with water
and heat transport, together with mechanical behaviour of media. In this paper, solute transport is formulated
mathematically considering heat and water flow in deformable porous media. Advection, dispersion and
diffusion of chemical species in the liquid phase are considered. Convection and conduction for heat flow is
taken into account. Water flow is considered in both vapour and liquid phases. Equilibrium equation, energy
conservation, mass conservation and linear momentum for water, gas and solute are written and solved
simultaneously using finite element method. The developed model is validated by solving some examples and
comparing results with the results of experimental observation.
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