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Eugene Yee Ralph M. Gailis Alexander Hill Trevor Hilderman Darwin Kiel 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2006,121(3):389-432
We report on measurements of the near-field dispersion of contaminant plumes in a large array of building-like obstacles at three scales; namely, at full-scale in a field experiment, at 1:50 scale in a wind-tunnel simulation, and at 1:205 scale in a water-channel simulation. Plume concentration statistics extracted from the physical modelling in the wind-tunnel and water-channel simulations are compared to those obtained from a field experiment. The modification of the detailed structure of the plume as it interacts with the obstacles is investigated. To this purpose, measurements of the evolution of the mean concentration, concentration fluctuation intensity, concentration probability density function, and integral time scale of concentration fluctuations in the array plume obtained from the field experiment and the scaled wind-tunnel and water-channel experiments are reported and compared, as well as measurements of upwind and within-array velocity spectra. Generally, the wind-tunnel and water-channel results on the modification of the detailed plume structure by the obstacles were qualitatively similar to those observed in the field experiments. However, with the appropriate scaling, the water-channel simulations were able to reproduce quantitatively the results of the full-scale field experiments better than the wind-tunnel simulations. 相似文献
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H. E. Fossum B. A. Pettersson Reif M. Tutkun T. Gjesdal 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2012,144(1):21-40
Aerosol dispersion in the area surrounding an existing biological treatment facility is investigated using large-eddy simulation,
with the objective to investigate the applicability of computational fluid dynamics to complex real-life problems. The aerosol
sources consist of two large aeration ponds that slowly diffuse aerosols into the atmosphere. These sources are modelled as
dilute concentrations of a non-buoyant non-reacting pollutant diffusing from two horizontal surfaces. The time frame of the
aerosol release is restricted to the order of minutes, justifying a statistically steady inlet boundary condition. The numerical
results are compared to wind-tunnel experiments for validation. The wind-tunnel flow characteristics resemble neutral atmospheric
conditions with a Reynolds number, based on the boundary-layer thickness, of Re
δ
≈ 2 × 105. The numerical inflow conditions are based upon the wind-tunnel flow field. The predicted decay of both the mean and root-mean-square
concentrations are in good agreement with experimental data; at 3 m from the ground, the plume mean concentration 200 m downwind
of the source is approximately 2% of the source strength. The numerical data in the near-surface layer (0–50 m from the ground)
correspond particularly well with the wind-tunnel data. Tentative deposition simulations suggest that there seems to be little
difference in the deposition rates of large (1.8 × 10−5 m) and small (3 × 10−6 m) particles in the near-field under the flow conditions considered. 相似文献
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Dispersion of a Point-Source Release of a Passive Scalar Through an Urban-Like Array for Different Wind Directions 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
The dispersion of a point-source release of a passive scalar in a regular array of cubical, urban-like, obstacles is investigated
by means of direct numerical simulations. The simulations are conducted under conditions of neutral stability and fully rough
turbulent flow, at a roughness Reynolds number of Re
τ
= 500. The Navier–Stokes and scalar equations are integrated assuming a constant rate release from a point source close to
the ground within the array. We focus on short-range dispersion, when most of the material is still within the building canopy.
Mean and fluctuating concentrations are computed for three different pressure gradient directions (0°, 30°, 45°). The results
agree well with available experimental data measured in a water channel for a flow angle of 0°. Profiles of mean concentration
and the three-dimensional structure of the dispersion pattern are compared for the different forcing angles. A number of processes
affecting the plume structure are identified and discussed, including: (i) advection or channelling of scalar down ‘streets’,
(ii) lateral dispersion by turbulent fluctuations and topological dispersion induced by dividing streamlines around buildings,
(iii) skewing of the plume due to flow turning with height, (iv) detrainment by turbulent dispersion or mean recirculation,
(v) entrainment and release of scalar in building wakes, giving rise to ‘secondary sources’, (vi) plume meandering due to
unsteady turbulent fluctuations. Finally, results on relative concentration fluctuations are presented and compared with the
literature for point source dispersion over flat terrain and urban arrays. 相似文献
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A wind-tunnel study was conducted to investigate ventilation of scalars from urban-like geometries at neighbourhood scale
by exploring two different geometries a uniform height roughness and a non-uniform height roughness, both with an equal plan
and frontal density of λ
p
= λ
f
= 25%. In both configurations a sub-unit of the idealized urban surface was coated with a thin layer of naphthalene to represent
area sources. The naphthalene sublimation method was used to measure directly total area-averaged transport of scalars out
of the complex geometries. At the same time, naphthalene vapour concentrations controlled by the turbulent fluxes were detected
using a fast Flame Ionisation Detection (FID) technique. This paper describes the novel use of a naphthalene coated surface
as an area source in dispersion studies. Particular emphasis was also given to testing whether the concentration measurements
were independent of Reynolds number. For low wind speeds, transfer from the naphthalene surface is determined by a combination
of forced and natural convection. Compared with a propane point source release, a 25% higher free stream velocity was needed
for the naphthalene area source to yield Reynolds-number-independent concentration fields. Ventilation transfer coefficients
w
T
/U derived from the naphthalene sublimation method showed that, whilst there was enhanced vertical momentum exchange due to
obstacle height variability, advection was reduced and dispersion from the source area was not enhanced. Thus, the height
variability of a canopy is an important parameter when generalising urban dispersion. Fine resolution concentration measurements
in the canopy showed the effect of height variability on dispersion at street scale. Rapid vertical transport in the wake
of individual high-rise obstacles was found to generate elevated point-like sources. A Gaussian plume model was used to analyse
differences in the downstream plumes. Intensified lateral and vertical plume spread and plume dilution with height was found
for the non-uniform height roughness. 相似文献
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In order to estimate the impacts of buildings on air pollution dispersion, numerical simulations are performed over an idealized
urban area, modelled as regular rows of large rectangular obstacles. The simulations are evaluated with the results of the
Mock Urban Setting Test (MUST), which is a near full-scale experiment conducted in Utah’s West Desert area: it consists of
releases of a neutral gas in a field of regularly spaced shipping containers. The numerical simulations are performed with
the model Mercure_Saturne, which is a three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics code adapted to atmospheric flow and dispersion simulations. It
resolves complex geometries and uses, in this study, a k–∈ closure for the turbulence model. Sensitivity studies focus on how to prescribe the inflow conditions for turbulent kinetic
energy. Furthermore, different sets of coefficients available in the literature for the k–∈ closure model are tested. Twenty MUST trials with different meteorological conditions are simulated and detailed analyses
are performed for both the dynamical variables and average concentration. Our results show overall good agreement according
to statistical comparison parameters, with a fraction of predictions for average concentration within a factor of two of observations
of 67.1%. The set of simulations offers several inflow wind directions and allows us to emphasize the impact of elongated
buildings, which create a deflection of the plume centerline relative to the upstream wind direction. 相似文献
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7.
In the first part of this study, results of a computational fluid dynamics simulation over an array of cubes have been validated
against a set of wind-tunnel measurements. In Part II, such numerical results are used to investigate spatially-averaged properties
of the flow and passive tracer dispersion that are of interest for high resolution urban mesoscale modelling (e.g. non resolved
obstacle approaches). The results show that vertical profiles of mean horizontal wind are linear within the canopy and logarithmic
above. The drag coefficient, derived from the numerical results using the classical formula for the drag force, is height
dependent (it decreases with height). However, a modification of the formula is proposed (accounting for subgrid velocity
scales) that makes the drag coefficient constant with height. Results also show that the dispersive fluxes are similar in
magnitude to the turbulent fluxes, and that they play a very important role within the canopy. Vertical profiles of turbulent
length scales (to be used in k–l closure schemes, where k is the turbulent kinetic energy and l a turbulent length scale) are also derived. Finally the distribution of the values around the mean over the reference volumes
are analysed for wind and tracer concentrations. 相似文献
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Despite their importance for pollutant dispersion in urban areas, the special features of dispersion at street intersections
are rarely taken into account by operational air quality models. Several previous studies have demonstrated the complex flow
patterns that occur at street intersections, even with simple geometry. This study presents results from wind-tunnel experiments
on a reduced scale model of a complex but realistic urban intersection, located in central London. Tracer concentration measurements
were used to derive three-dimensional maps of the concentration field within the intersection. In combination with a previous
study (Carpentieri et al., Boundary-Layer Meteorol 133:277–296, 2009) where the velocity field was measured in the same model,
a methodology for the calculation of the mean tracer flux balance at the intersection was developed and applied. The calculation
highlighted several limitations of current state-of-the-art canyon dispersion models, arising mainly from the complex geometry
of the intersection. Despite its limitations, the proposed methodology could be further developed in order to derive, assess
and implement street intersection dispersion models for complex urban areas. 相似文献
9.
Air flow inside an array of cubes is simulated. Cubes (edge length 0.15 m) are arranged in a regular array, separated by 0.15 m
in the streamwise and spanwise directions. Numerical simulations are performed based on Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations
(RANS), solved in a computational fluid dynamics model (CFD), with standard k–ε turbulent closure (two prognostic equations are solved for the turbulent kinetic energy k and its dissipation ε, respectively). Simulations are validated against wind-tunnel data using a technique based on hit-rate
calculations, and calculated statistical parameters. The results show that the horizontal velocity is very well modelled,
and despite some discrepancies, the model that fulfils the hit-rate test criteria gives useful results that are used to investigate
three-dimensional (3-D) flow structures. The 3-D analysis of the flow shows interesting patterns: the centre of the canyon
vortex is at 3/4 of the canyon height, and stronger downward than upward motions are present within the canyon. Such behaviour
is explained by the presence of a compensation flow through the side of the canyon, which enters the canyon from the upper
part and exits from the lower part. This complex 3-D structure affects the tracer dispersion, and is responsible for pollutant
transport and diffusion. 相似文献
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A novel dynamic mixing length (DML) subgrid-scale (SGS) model is proposed to improve the large-eddy simulations of the wind
field and contaminant dispersion around a group of buildings. Wind field and contaminant dispersion in two kinds of building
array geometries are simulated using the model, with wind-tunnel experimental data used to validate the model. The relative
errors in the lateral profiles of the streamwise mean velocities behind the sixth row of the buildings of the staggered obstacle
array and the aligned obstacle array at the half height of the building are 15 and 9%, respectively. The DML velocity fluctuations
in the staggered and aligned obstacle arrays are in agreement with those of the experiment. The results indicate that the
DML model can make a more accurate prediction of the mean velocity and velocity fluctuations. The DML model is highly suitable
for the simulation of multi-scale turbulent flow in urban canyons, of high Reynolds number turbulent flow and of complex turbulent
flow. 相似文献
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Large-eddy Simulation of the Dispersion of Solid Particles in a Turbulent Boundary Layer 总被引：2，自引：2，他引：2
Ivana Vinkovic Cesar Aguirre Michel Ayrault Serge Simoëns 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2006,121(2):283-311
A large-eddy simulation (LES) with the dynamic Smagorinsky-Germano subgrid-scale (SGS) model is used to study the dispersion of solid particles in a turbulent boundary layer. Solid particles are tracked in a Lagrangian way. The instantaneous velocity of the surrounding fluid is considered to have a large-scale part (directly computed by the LES) and a small-scale part. The SGS velocity of the surrounding fluid is given by a three-dimensional Langevin model written in terms of SGS statistics at a mesh level. An appropriate Lagrangian correlation time scale is considered in order to include the influences of gravity and inertia of the solid particle. Inter-particle collisions and the influence of particles on the mean flow are also taken into account. The results of the LES are compared with the wind-tunnel experiments of Nalpanis et al. (1993 J Fluid Mech 251: 661–685) and of Tanière et al. (1997 Exp in Fluids 23:463–471) on sand particles in saltation and in modified saltation, respectively. 相似文献
12.
We investigate the dispersion of a passive scalar within an idealised urban district made up of a building-like obstacle array.
We focus on a street network in which the lateral dimension of the buildings exceeds the street width, a geometry representative
of many European cities. To investigate the effect of different geometries and wind directions upon the pollutant dispersion
process, we have performed a series of wind-tunnel experiments. Concentration measurements of a passive tracer have enabled
us to infer the main features characterising its dispersion within the street network. We describe this by focusing on the
roles of different transfer processes. These are the channelling of the tracer along the street axes, the mixing at street
intersections, and the mass exchange between the streets and the overlying atmospheric flow. Our experiments provide evidence
of the dependence of these processes on the geometrical properties of the array and the direction of the overlying atmospheric
flow. 相似文献
13.
A study of the neutrally-stratified flow within and over an array of three-dimensional buildings (cubes) was undertaken using
simple Reynolds-averaged Navier—Stokes (RANS) flow models. These models consist of a general solution of the ensemble-averaged,
steady-state, three-dimensional Navier—Stokes equations, where the k-ε turbulence model (k is turbulence kinetic energy and ε is viscous dissipation rate) has been used to close the system of equations. Two turbulence
closure models were tested, namely, the standard and Kato—Launder k-ε models. The latter model is a modified k-ε model designed specifically to overcome the stagnation point anomaly in flows past a bluff body where the standard k-ε model overpredicts the production of turbulence kinetic energy near the stagnation point. Results of a detailed comparison
between a wind-tunnel experiment and the RANS flow model predictions are presented. More specifically, vertical profiles of
the predicted mean streamwise velocity, mean vertical velocity, and turbulence kinetic energy at a number of streamwise locations
that extend from the impingement zone upstream of the array, through the array interior, to the exit region downstream of
the array are presented and compared to those measured in the wind-tunnel experiment. Generally, the numerical predictions
show good agreement for the mean flow velocities. The turbulence kinetic energy was underestimated by the two different closure
models. After validation, the results of the high-resolution RANS flow model predictions were used to diagnose the dispersive
stress, within and above the building array. The importance of dispersive stresses, which arise from point-to-point variations
in the mean flow field, relative to the spatially-averaged Reynolds stresses are assessed for the building array. 相似文献
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Summary The present study addresses recent achievements in better representation of the urban area structure in meteorology and dispersion
parameterisations. The setup and main outcome of several recent dispersion experiments in urban areas and their use in model
validation are discussed. The maximum concentrations generally are predicted within a factor of two by the best models. If
the plume is released down in a closely-packed set of obstacles, it is necessary to account for initial spread. If the plume
is released above the obstacles, there is less of an initial spread. For roof level releases (the BUBBLE Tracer Experiment)
the horizontal spread of the plume corresponds to a Lagrangian time scale bigger than the value for ground sources. Turbulence
measurements up to 3–5 times the building height are needed for direct use in dispersion calculations. 相似文献
15.
The SF6 gas tracer observations for puffs released near the ground during the Joint Urban 2003 (JU2003) urban dispersion experiment
in Oklahoma City have been analysed. The JU2003 observations, at distances of about 100–1,100 m from the source, show that,
at small times, when the puff is still within the built-up downtown domain, the standard deviation of the concentration time
series, σt, is influenced by the initial puff spread due to buildings near the source and by hold-up in the wakes of large buildings
at the sampler locations. This effect is parameterised by assuming an initial σto of about 42 s, leading to a comprehensive similarity formula: σt = 42 + 0.1t. The second term, 0.1t, is consistent with an earlier similarity relation, σt = 0.1t, derived from puff observations in many experiments over rural terrain. The along-wind dispersion coefficient, σx, is assumed to equal σt
u, in which u is the puff speed calculated as the distance from the source to the sampler, x, divided by the time after the release that the maximum concentration is observed at the sampler. σx can be expressed as σx = σxo + 0.14x, with the initial σxo of 45 m. This initial σxo agrees with the suggestion of an initial plume spread of about 40 m, made by McElroy and Pooler from analysis of the 1960s’
St. Louis urban dispersion experiment. The puff speeds, u, are initially only about 20% of the observed wind speed, averaged over about 80 street-level and rooftop anemometers in
the city, but approach the mean observed wind speed as the puffs grow vertically. The scatter in the σt data is about ± a factor of two or three at any given travel time. The maximum σt is about 250 s, and the maximum duration of the puff over the sampler, Dt, sometimes called the retention time, is about
1,100 s or 18 min for these puffs and distances. 相似文献
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Summary ?The LITFASS project (‘Lindenberg Inhomogeneous Terrain – Fluxes between Atmosphere and Surface: a Long-term Study’) of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD, German Meteorological Service) aims to develop and to test a strategy for the determination
and parameterisation of the area-averaged turbulent fluxes of heat, momentum, and water vapour over a heterogeneous land surface.
These fluxes will be representative for an area of about 10 * 10 km2 (while the typical patch size is between 10−1 to 100 km2) corresponding to the size of a grid cell in the present operational numerical weather prediction model of the DWD.
LITFASS consists of three components:
– the development of a non-hydrostatic micro-α-scale model (the LITFASS local model – LLM) with a grid-size of about 100 * 100 m2,
– experimental investigations of land surface – atmosphere exchange processes and boundary layer structure within a 20 * 20 km2 area around the Meteorological Observatory Lindenberg,
– the assimilation of a data base as an interface between measurements and modelling activities.
The overall project strategy was tested over a three-week period in June 1998 during the LITFASS-98 field experiment. This
paper gives an overview on the LITFASS project, on the design and measurement program of the LITFASS-98 experiment, and on
the weather conditions during the period of the experiment. Conclusions are formulated for the operational realisation of
the LITFASS measurement concept and for future field experiments aimed at studying the land surface – atmosphere interaction
in the Lindenberg area. Selected results from both experimental and modelling activities are presented in a series of companion
papers completing this special issue of the journal.
Received June 18, 2001; revised March 18, 2002; accepted April 2, 2002 相似文献
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Jeffrey C. Weil Peter P. Sullivan Edward G. Patton Chin-Hoh Moeng 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2012,145(1):185-210
A Lagrangian particle dispersion model (LPDM) driven by velocity fields from large-eddy simulations (LESs) is used to determine the mean and variability of plume dispersion in a highly convective planetary boundary layer (PBL). The total velocity of a “particle” is divided into resolved and unresolved or random (subfilter scale, SFS) velocities with the resolved component obtained from the LES and the SFS velocity from a Lagrangian stochastic model. This LPDM-LES model is used to obtain an ensemble of dispersion realizations for calculating the mean, root-mean-square (r.m.s.) deviation, and fluctuating fields of dispersion quantities. An ensemble of 30 realizations is generated for each of three source heights: surface, near-surface, and elevated. We compare the LPDM calculations with convection tank experiments and field observations to assess the realism of the results. The overall conclusion is that the LPDM-LES model produces a realistic range of dispersion realizations and statistical variability (i.e., r.m.s. deviations) that match observations in this highly convective PBL, while also matching the ensemble-mean properties. This is true for the plume height or trajectory, vertical dispersion, and the surface values of the crosswind-integrated concentration (CWIC), and their dependence on downstream distance. One exception is the crosswind dispersion for an elevated source, which is underestimated by the model. Other analyses that highlight important LPDM results include: (1) the plume meander and CWIC fluctuation intensity at the surface, (2) the applicability of a similarity theory for plume height from a surface source to only the very strong updraft plumes—not the mean height, and (3) the appropriate variation with distance of the mean surface CWIC and the lower bound of the CWIC realizations for a surface source. 相似文献
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Ralph M. Gailis Alexander Hill Eugene Yee Trevor Hilderman 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2007,122(3):577-607
Fluctuating plume models provide a useful conceptual paradigm in the understanding of plume dispersion in a turbulent flow.
In particular, these models have enabled analytical predictions of higher-order concentration moments, and the form of the
one-point concentration probability density function (PDF). In this paper, we extend the traditional formalism of these models,
grounded in the theory of homogeneous and isotropic turbulent flow, to two cases: namely, a simple sheared boundary layer
and a large array of regular obstacles. Some very high-resolution measurements of plume dispersion in a water channel, obtained
using laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) line-scan techniques are utilised. These data enable us to extract time series of plume
centroid position (plume meander) and dispersion in the relative frame of reference in unprecedented detail. Consequently,
experimentally extracted PDFs are able to be directly compared with various theoretical forms proposed in the literature.
This includes the PDF of plume centroid motion, the PDF of concentration in the relative frame, and a variety of concentration
moments in the absolute and relative frames of reference. The analysis confirms the accuracy of some previously proposed functional
forms of model components used in fluctuating plume models, as well as suggesting some new forms necessary to deal with the
complex boundary conditions in the spatial domain. 相似文献
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A Lagrangian stochastic (LS) micromixing model is used for estimating concentration fluctuations in plumes of a passive, non-reactive
tracer dispersing from elevated and ground-level compact sources into a neutral wall shear-layer flow. SPMMM (for sequential
particle micromixing model) implements the familiar IECM (interaction by exchange with the conditional mean) micromixing scheme.
The parametrization of the scalar micromixing time scale is identical to that proposed in a previously reported LS–IECM model
(Cassiani et al., Atmos Environ 39:1457–1469, 2005a). However, while SPMMM is mathematically equivalent to the previously reported model, it differs in its numerical implementation:
SPMMM releases N independent particles sequentially, whereas the previously reported model releases N independent particles simultaneously. In both implementations, the trajectories of the N particles are governed by single-point velocity statistics. The sequential particle implementation is computationally efficient,
but cannot be applied to the case of reacting species. Results from both implementations are compared to experimental wind-tunnel
dispersion data and to each other. 相似文献