Evaluating the effect of computational time steps on livestock odor dispersion using a computation fluid dynamics model

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2199-2204

  Li, Yongxin ^a,b   Guo, Huiqing ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air dispersion model; Computational fluid dynamics; Livestock; Odor; Time step

Indexed keywords

AIR DISPERSION MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL TIME STEPS; ODOR CONCENTRATION; ODOR DISPERSION;

DISPERSIONS; ODORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LIVESTOCK; METEOROLOGY; ODOR; WEATHER STATION; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 38549129275     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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