A new Lagrangian particle model for the simulation of dense gas dispersion

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 753-762

  Anfossi, D ^a   Tinarelli, G ^b   Trini Castelli, S ^a   Nibart, M ^c   Olry, C ^c   Commanay, J ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ARIANET Srl   (Italy)

^c ARIA TECHNOLOGIES   (France)

^d AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accidental releases; Dense gas dispersion; Field experiments; Gravity spreading; Langevin equations

Indexed keywords

3-D WIND FIELDS; ACCIDENTAL RELEASE; COMPLEX TERRAINS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION PREDICTION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ARCHIVES; DENSE GAS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GEOMETRIC MEAN; GEOMETRIC VARIANCE; GROUND LEVEL; HEAVY GAS; INITIAL MOMENTUM; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE MODEL; LAGRANGIAN STOCHASTIC MODELS; LANGEVIN EQUATION; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MODEL SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; SIMULATION PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME VARYING;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHLORINE; EXPERIMENTS; GASES; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DISPERSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS; GRAVITY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WIND FIELD;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; GAS ANALYSIS; LAGRANGIAN STOCHASTIC MODEL; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

VULPES;

EID: 75149171504     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.041     Document Type: Article

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