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Article: A concentration correction scheme for Lagrangian particle model and its application in street canyon air dispersion modelling

TitleA concentration correction scheme for Lagrangian particle model and its application in street canyon air dispersion modelling
Authors
KeywordsMicro-Scale
Numerical Simulation
Particle Trajectories
Pollutant Dispersion
Issue Date2001
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/atmosenv
Citation
Atmospheric Environment, 2001, v. 35 n. 33, p. 5779-5788 How to Cite?
AbstractPollutant dispersion in street canyons with various configurations was simulated by discharging a large number of particles into the computation domain after developing a time-dependent wind field. Trajectory of the released particles was predicted using a Lagrangian particle model developed in an earlier study. A concentration correction scheme, based on the concept of 'visibility', was adopted for the Lagrangian particle model to correct the calculated pollutant concentration field in street canyons. The corrected concentrations compared favourably with those from wind tunnel experiments and a linear relationship between the computed concentrations and wind tunnel data were found. The developed model was then applied to four simulations to test for the suitability of the correction scheme and to study pollutant distribution in street canyons with different configurations. For those cases with obstacles presence in the computation domain, the correction scheme gives more reasonable results compared with the one without using it. Different flow regimes are observed in the street canyons, which depend on building configurations. A counter-clockwise rotating vortex may appear in a two-building case with wind flow from left to right, causing lower pollutant concentration at the leeward side of upstream building and higher concentration at the windward side of downstream building. On the other hand, a stable clockwise rotating vortex is formed in the street canyon with multiple identical buildings, resulting in poor natural ventilation in the street canyon. Moreover, particles emitted in the downstream canyon formed by buildings with large height-to-width ratios will be transported to upstream canyons. Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/156568
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dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtmospheric Environment, 2001, v. 35 n. 33, p. 5779-5788en_US
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dc.description.abstractPollutant dispersion in street canyons with various configurations was simulated by discharging a large number of particles into the computation domain after developing a time-dependent wind field. Trajectory of the released particles was predicted using a Lagrangian particle model developed in an earlier study. A concentration correction scheme, based on the concept of 'visibility', was adopted for the Lagrangian particle model to correct the calculated pollutant concentration field in street canyons. The corrected concentrations compared favourably with those from wind tunnel experiments and a linear relationship between the computed concentrations and wind tunnel data were found. The developed model was then applied to four simulations to test for the suitability of the correction scheme and to study pollutant distribution in street canyons with different configurations. For those cases with obstacles presence in the computation domain, the correction scheme gives more reasonable results compared with the one without using it. Different flow regimes are observed in the street canyons, which depend on building configurations. A counter-clockwise rotating vortex may appear in a two-building case with wind flow from left to right, causing lower pollutant concentration at the leeward side of upstream building and higher concentration at the windward side of downstream building. On the other hand, a stable clockwise rotating vortex is formed in the street canyon with multiple identical buildings, resulting in poor natural ventilation in the street canyon. Moreover, particles emitted in the downstream canyon formed by buildings with large height-to-width ratios will be transported to upstream canyons. Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofAtmospheric Environmenten_US
dc.subjectMicro-Scaleen_US
dc.subjectNumerical Simulationen_US
dc.subjectParticle Trajectoriesen_US
dc.subjectPollutant Dispersionen_US
dc.titleA concentration correction scheme for Lagrangian particle model and its application in street canyon air dispersion modellingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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