Hazardous gas releases in urban areas: Assessment of consequences through CFD modelling

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 589-596

  Pontiggia, M ^a   Derudi, M ^a   Alba, M ^b   Scaioni, M ^b   Rota, R ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Ambiente Costruito (BEST)   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; Complex environments; Gas dispersion; Obstacles; Safety

Indexed keywords

3D FLOW FIELD; ABSORBED DOSE; ATMOSPHERIC STRATIFICATION; CFD CODES; CFD MODELLING; CFD MODELS; COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; DESIGN TECHNIQUE; EXPOSURE-TIME; GAS DISPERSION; GAS RELEASE; HIGH POPULATION DENSITY; INDUSTRIAL RISKS; INTEGRAL MODEL; SIMULATION MODEL; URBAN AREAS; URBAN MODEL;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSIONS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DATABASE; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STRATIFICATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DANGEROUS GOODS; DATA BASE; GAS; GEOMETRY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; URBAN AREA;

CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; GASES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 74449087783     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.070     Document Type: Article

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