CFD model simulation of dispersion from chlorine railcar releases in industrial and urban areas

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 262-270

  Hanna, Steven R ^a   Hansen, Olav R ^b   Ichard, Mathieu ^b   Strimaitis, David ^c  

^a HANNA CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b GEXCON AS   (Norway)

^c TRC   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD models; Chicago dispersion model, Urban boundary layers; Chlorine railcar accidents; Dense gas dispersion models; Emergency response model; Festus accident; Urban dispersion models

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHLORINE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL RAILROADS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; RAIL MOTOR CARS; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD CARS; REGIONAL PLANNING; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CFD MODELS; CHICAGO DISPERSION MODEL, URBAN BOUNDARY LAYERS; DENSE GAS DISPERSION MODELS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE MODEL; FESTUS ACCIDENT; URBAN DISPERSION MODELS;

ACCIDENTS;

CHLORINE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; URBAN AREA;

CHICAGO; FESTUS; ILLINOIS; MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57949115686     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.09.081     Document Type: Article

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