Numerical modeling of flow structures over various flat-topped stockpiles height: Implications on dust emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 35, 2009, Pages 5579-5587

  Turpin, C ^a,b   Harion, J L ^a,b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE DOUAI   (France)

Author keywords

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Emission factors; Flat topped stockpiles; Fugitive dust emissions; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; BULK MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; DUST EMISSION; EMISSION FACTORS; FUGITIVE DUST EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL SITES; MEAN FLOW; NEAR FIELDS; NUMERICAL MODELING; PARTICLE EMISSIONS; STEEL PLANT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; WIND EROSIONS; WIND FLOW;

COAL DUST; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DUST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; EROSION; FLUID DYNAMICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PILES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FLOW MODELING; FLOW STRUCTURE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND DIRECTION; WIND EROSION;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; WIND;

EID: 72049098541     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.07.047     Document Type: Article

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