Experimental and numerical study of the dispersion of motor vehicle pollutants under idle condition

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 40, 2005, Pages 7880-7893

  Ning, Z ^a   Cheung, C S ^b   Lu, Y ^a   Liu, M A ^b   Hung, W T ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Concentration; Dispersion; Exhaust plume; Idle condition; Pollutant

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; SIMULATION; THERMAL PLUMES;

AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; CFD CODE PHOENICS; CROSSWIND; DISSIPATION; EXHAUST PLUME; IDLE CONDITION;

POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; EXHAUST EMISSION;

ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VELOCITY; WEATHER;

EID: 27844487529     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.09.020     Document Type: Article

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