Dispersion Modeling

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Gaussian Plume
• Transport of contaminants downwind of their
point of discharge
• Predict ground-level concentrations
• Problem statement
– Emissions from a point source: buoyant pollutant
stream exiting a stack of geometric height, h
– Plume rises a distance, dh (plume rise)
– Stack gas transported downwind, pollutants
dispersed vertically and horizontally
– Horizontal dispersion by molecular and eddy
diffusion
– Vertical dispersion by atmospheric stability 7
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