School of Civil and Environment Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 P.R.China;
School of Mathematical Sciences and Computing Technology Central South University Changsha 410075 Hunan Province P.R.China;
Department of Mathematics and System Science National University of Defense Technology Changsha 410078 Hunan Province P.R.China;
heap leaching; porosity evolution model; saturation degree; mass transfer; numerical solution;