Air Pollution Dispersion Lab Tim Ellis, Ph.D., P.E. CE 326 Principles of Environmental Engineering Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Iowa State University Spring 2008
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT AIR POLLUTION Wind direction and speed Cloud cover radiation reaching earth temperature profile turbulence Precipitation
Neutral Stability
Unstable
Stable
Inversion in Los Angeles, CA
Inversion at Four Corners power plant
Fig 7-17: Land Breeze during night
Fig 7-18: Land Breeze during day
Fig 7-19: Effect of lake breeze on plume dispersion
Fig 7-21: Plume dispersion coordinate system
Fig 7-22: Horizontal dispersion coefficient
Fig 7-23: Vertical dispersion coefficient
PLUME RISE
Fig 7-24: Effect of elevated inversion on dsipersion
sz = 0.47 ( L - H )
Building Downwash
Building Downwash
Building Downwash
Building Downwash