Open AccessThe influence of stack height on air pollutant concentrations in looping plumes
Author(s) -
O. L. Fourie
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie/die suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-4173
pISSN - 0254-3486
DOI - 10.4102/satnt.v2i4.1126
Subject(s) - stack (abstract data type) , plume , pollutant , environmental science , air pollutants , atmospheric sciences , panache , meteorology , chemistry , air pollution , geology , physics , computer science , organic chemistry , programming language
A theoretical model is proposed which predicts the influence of stack height on air pollutant concentration during plume looping episodes. The dependence of concentration on stack height increases as the distance between the stack and the point of plume impingement on the ground decreases