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Title: Evaluation of environmental impact of air pollution sources

Journal Article · · Cybernetics and Systems
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  1. Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw (Poland). Systems Research Inst.

This paper addresses the problem of evaluation and comparison of environmental impact of emission sources in the case of a complex, multisource emission field. The analysis is based on the forecasts of a short-term, dynamic dispersion model. The aim is to get a quantitative evaluation of the contribution of the selected sources according to the predefined, environmental cost function. The approach utilizes the optimal control technique for distributed parameter systems. The adjoint equation, related to the main transport equation of the forecasting model, is applied to calculate the sensitivity of the cost function to the emission intensity of the specified sources. An example implementation of a regional-scale, multilayer dynamic model of SOx transport is discussed as the main forecasting tool. The test computations have been performed for a set of the major power plants in a selected industrial region of Poland.

OSTI ID:
20535019
Journal Information:
Cybernetics and Systems, Vol. 35, Issue 7/8; ISSN 0196-9722
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English