New horizontal and vertical mass transfer coefficient equation formulations applied to a refinery data base

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6267341

Hellums, L J; Fine, D G; DeCoursey, S S; Cronic, K A

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has collected a large tracer data base representing the best field data on atmospheric dispersion performed up to 1982. Twelve of these tracer programs (Hanford 67, Green Glow, Prairie Grass, NRTS, TMI, Ocean Breeze, Dry Gulch, St. Louis, Rancho Seco, Paramount, Karlsruhe, Goodyear) were brought into Phillips Petroleum Company for Gaussian plume formulation using an optimal least squares procedure. The horizontal diffusion and the vertical diffusion were manipulated in an optimal fashion in the Gaussian plume formulation to give a best fit of calculated to experimental (field observations) data important conclusions from the many observations in this work are: 1. Field measured Turner stability when used with Pasquill-Gifford curves does not choose horizontal and vertical dispersion rates representative of true atmospheric turbulence in most cases, 2. Individual stabilities are required rather than assuming one stability for both dispersion rates, and 3. Horizontal diffusion is a function of downwind distance, crosswind distance, and stability for dispersion downwind of building complexes with considerable ground roughness.

• Research Organization: Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK
• OSTI ID: 6267341
• Report Number(s): CONF-840612-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DIFFUSION
DISTANCE
EQUATIONS
GAUSSIAN PROCESSES
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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MASS TRANSFER
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MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD FIT
METEOROLOGY
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PLUMES
POLLUTION
STABILITY
TOPOGRAPHY
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TURBULENCE
WIND