Numerical modelling of flow over stockpiles: Implications on dust emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 30, 2005, Pages 5576-5584

  Badr, T ^a   Harion, J L ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE DOUAI   (France)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Fugitive dust emissions; Stockpiles; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EROSION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TURBULENCE; WIND;

FUGITIVE DUST EMISSIONS; STOCKPILES; TERRAIN GEOMETRY; WIND EROSION;

DUST;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DUST; WIND EROSION;

ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW; GEOMETRY; INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; STORAGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WIND EROSION;

EID: 24344459407     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.05.053     Document Type: Article

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