Eulerian Dispersion Models Advanced

Reading Guide

Air pollution dispersion can be simulated using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods, even though, in most cases, other models (e.g., AERMOD or CALPUFF) specifically developed for air pollution applications are used. Examples of CFD applications are listed below.

• CFD Modeling of Air Pollution Dispersion in Complex Urban Area
• CFD simulation of effects of dimension changes of buildings on pollution dispersion in the built environment
• CFD simulations of near-field pollutant dispersion with different plume buoyancies
• A Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Simulation of PM10 Dispersion Caused by Rail Transit Construction Activity: A Real Urban Street Canyon Model
• Special Issue "CFD Modelling of Air Pollutant Dispersion and Inverse Source Reconstruction"
• Analysis of Pollutant Dispersion in a Realistic Urban Street Canyon Using Coupled CFD and Chemical Reaction Modeling
• Evaluation of CFD for simulating air pollutant dispersion around buildings
• CFD simulation of near-field pollutant dispersion on a high resolution grid: a case study by LES and RANS for a building group in downtown Montreal

The most useful CFD applications in air pollution seem limited to short range, complex studies, e.g., interactions with buildings, city canyons, plume rise. A review chapter in this field is included under Material as a PDF.

Material

• McAlpine, J.D. and M. Ruby. 2008. Computational Fluid Dynamics of Microscale Meteorological Flows for Air Quality Applications. Chapter 5C of AIR QUALITY MODELING - Theories, Methodologies, Computational Techniques, and Available Databases and Software. Vol. III – Special Issues (P. Zannetti, Editor). Published by The EnviroComp Institute and the Air & Waste Management Association.

Guide prepared by P. Zannetti (9/2021). For corrections or expansions please contact us.