Coupled turbulence and aerosol dynamics modeling of vehicle exhaust plumes using the CTAG model

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2012, Pages 284-293

  Wang, Yan Jason ^a   Zhang, K Max ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Emissions; Particle size distribution; Transportation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL DYNAMICS; AIR POLLUTANTS; EMISSION SOURCES; EXHAUST PLUMES; FIELD MEASUREMENT; GAS CHEMISTRY; GAS PHASE CHEMISTRY; IN-VEHICLE; INDUCED NUCLEATION; MODELING RESULTS; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; TRANSPORT AND TRANSFORMATION; TRANSPORT MODELS; TURBULENT MIXING; TURBULENT REACTING FLOWS; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS; VEHICLE-INDUCED TURBULENCE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; ROADS AND STREETS; SULFURIC ACID; THERMAL PLUMES; TRANSPORTATION;

DYNAMICS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFURIC ACID;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT MIXING;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIESEL ENGINE; EVALUATION; EXHAUST GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT;

EID: 84863445622     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.062     Document Type: Article

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