Cfd prediction of odour dispersion and plume visibility for alumina refinery calciner stacks

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 83, Issue 3 B, 2005, Pages 231-241

  Brown, G J ^a   Fletcher, D F ^b  

^a ALCOA INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Odour reduction; Plume dispersion; Plume visibility

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ODORS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL PLUMES; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPORIZATION;

ODOR REDUCTION; PLUME DISPERSION; PLUME VISIBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM;

METAL REFINERIES;

EID: 19544376144     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/psep.04007     Document Type: Article

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