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Adaptive finite element simulation of stack pollutant emissions over complex terrains
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Author:
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Oliver Serra, Albert; Montero Garcia, Gustavo; Montenegro Armas, Rafael; Rodriguez Barrera, Eduardo; Escobar Sánchez, José M.; Pérez Foguet, Agustí
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Other authors:
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. LACÀN - Mètodes Numèrics en Ciències Aplicades i Enginyeria; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. EScGD - Engineering Sciences and Global Development |
Abstract:
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A three-dimensional finite element model for the pollutant dispersion is presented. In these environmental processes over a complex terrain, a mesh generator capable of adapting itself to the topographic characteristics is essential. The first stage of the model consists on the construction of an adaptive tetrahedral mesh of a rectangular region bounded in its lower part by the terrain and in its upper part by a horizontal plane. Once the mesh is constructed, an adaptive local refinement of tetrahedra is used in order to capture the plume rise. Wind measurements are used to compute an interpolated wind field, that is modified by using a mass-consistent model and perturbing its vertical component to introduce the plume rise effect. Then, we use an Eulerian convection–diffusion–reaction model to simulate the pollutant dispersion. In this work, the transport of pollutants is considered and dry deposition is formulated as a boundary condition. The discretization of the stack geometry allows to define the emissions as boundary conditions. The proposed model uses an adaptive finite element space discretization, a Crank-Nicolson time scheme, and a splitting operator. This approach has been applied in La Palma island. Finally, numerical results and conclusions are presented. |
Abstract:
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Peer Reviewed |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Anàlisi numèrica::Mètodes en elements finits -Finite element method -Adaptive tetrahedral mesh -Air quality modelling -Eulerian description -Finite element method -Power plant emissions -Wind field simulation -Elements finits, Mètode dels |
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
Document type:
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Article - Published version Article |
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