Consequence analysis for ISC-PRIME. Final report
Aerodynamic building downwash is a phenomenon caused by eddies created by air movement around building obstacles. Through the use of the Industrial Source Complex (ISCST3) model, EPA modeling guidelines have incorporated these effects in ground-level concentration calculations. In 1992, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) decided to embark upon a program (project PRIME: Plume Rise Model Enhancements) to design a new downwash model to correct the deficiencies in the ISCST3 model. The resulting downwash module, PRIME, has been installed in the ISCST3 model as a replacement for the current algorithm; the resulting model is referred to as ISC-PRIME. This report describes the design of the model test runs involved and provides a summary of the results with comments on the differences between the two models.
- Research Organization:
- ENSR Corp., Acton, MA (United States); Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 658806
- Report Number(s):
- PB--98-156516/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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