Modeling a hypothetical chlorine release on a college campus

Journal of Computers

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 881-890

  Long, Kerrie J ^a   Zajaczkowski, Frank J ^a   Haupt, Sue Ellen ^a   Joel Peltier, L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BECHTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Dispersion modeling; Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability (HPAC); Situational awareness

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CHLORINE; FLUID DYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT AND DISPERSIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; DISPERSION MODELING; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; ENSEMBLE AVERAGES; HAZARD PREDICTION; SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; WORST CASE SCENARIO;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 78651585956     PISSN: 1796203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4304/jcp.4.9.881-890     Document Type: Article

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