Numerical evaluation of pollutant dispersion at a toll plaza based on system dynamics and Computational Fluid Dynamics models

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 510-520

  He, Jie ^a,b   Qi, Zhiguo ^a   Hang, Wen ^a   King, Mark ^b   Zhao, Chihang ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; CO concentration; Numerical simulation; System dynamics; Toll collection method; Traffic volume

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SYSTEM THEORY; TOLL COLLECTION; TRAVEL TIME; TURBULENCE MODELS; VEHICLES;

CO CONCENTRATIONS; COLLECTION METHODS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELS; ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION; K-EPSILON TURBULENCE MODEL; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TRAFFIC VOLUMES;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXHAUST EMISSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 79951774248     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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