The near-source impacts of diesel backup generators in urban environments

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 109, Issue , 2015, Pages 262-271

  Tong, Zheming ^a   Zhang, K Max ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric stability; CFD; Distributed generation; Emergency generator; Micrometeorology; Plume dispersion

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; RISK PERCEPTION; TALL BUILDINGS; URBAN PLANNING;

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; COMPLEX URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAMS; EMERGENCY GENERATOR; MICROMETEOROLOGY; PLUME DISPERSION; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; DIESEL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST EMISSION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIESEL ENGINE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENERATOR; HEAT TRANSFER; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84926303912     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.03.020     Document Type: Article

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