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Air Quality Modeling GausianModel
Air Quality Modeling GausianModel
Area Sources
e.g., landfills, ponds, storage piles
Volume Sources
e.g., conveyors, structures with multiple vents
FACTORS AFFECTING DISPERSION OF POLLUTANTS
IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Source Characteristics
Emission rate of pollutant
Stack height
Exit velocity of the gas
Exit temperature of the gas
Stack diameter
Meteorological Conditions
Wind velocity
Wind direction
Ambient temperature
Atmospheric stability
GAUSSIAN MODELS
Advantages
data
Where,
L = Mixing Height
PROBLEM
Calculate the nighttime concentration of nitrogen oxides
1 km downward of an open, burning dump if the dump
emits NOx at the rate of 4 g/sec. The wind speed is 4
m/sec at 10 m above ground level. The one-hour
average diffusion coefficients at 1 km are estimated as sy
= 70 m and sz = 50 m and the dump is assumed to be a
point source.
SOLUTION
Use Gaussian Model for ground level, center-line
concentration from a point source at ground level.
PLUME DISPERSION PARAMETERS
Different Methods to Calculate Sigmas
Experimental data
Moment-Concentration Method
Sampling Time
Release Height
Terrain Features
Velocity Field
PROBLEM-1
For the following data, find the maximum ground level
concentration at 4.2 km from the following stack:
Effective stack height = 75 m
Emission rate = 2520 g/sec
Wind speed at stack height = 6 m/sec
y = 560 m
z = 535 m
PROBLEM-2
For the following data, find the maximum ground level
concentration.
Effective stack height = 150 m
Emission rate = 1260 g/sec
Wind speed at stack height = 6 m/sec