Title: Comparison between different dispersion models using wind-tunnel small-scale measurements

Authors: G. Manfrida, A. Corti, D. Contini

Addresses: Dipartimento di Energetica ''Sergio Stecco'', Univ. Degli Studi di Firenze, via S. Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy. Dipartimento di Energetica ''Sergio Stecco'', Univ. Degli Studi di Firenze, via S. Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy. Dipartimento di Energetica ''Sergio Stecco'', Univ. Degli Studi di Firenze, via S. Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy

Abstract: In this paper, the results from a plume diffusion experiment on a small-scale model of a two-stack waste incinerator, carried out in a developed boundary-layer wind-tunnel, will be presented. A brief description of the tunnel, the measurement system, and the artificially developed neutral boundary layer is given. The experiments investigate ground-level concentration measurements and vertical and horizontal concentration profiles taken at different distances from the stacks. The results are compared with widely used Gaussian models like ISC3 and ADMS2.

Keywords: ADMS2; diffusion models; ISC3; plume dispersal; wind tunnel.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2001.000618

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2001 Vol.16 No.1/2/3/4/5/6, pp.216-226

Published online: 07 Jul 2003 *

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