Concentration fluctuations and averaging time in vapor clouds [[electronic resource] /] / David J. Wilson |
Autore | Wilson David J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina |
533
660 |
Soggetto topico |
Vapors - Mathematical models
Fluctuations (Physics) - Mathematical models Atmospheric diffusion - Mathematical models Atmospheric turbulence - Mathematical models Hazardous substances - Risk assessment Industrial safety |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-81726-4
9786612817267 0-470-93797-1 1-60119-004-2 0-470-93796-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Concentration Fluctuations and Averaging Time in Vapor Clouds; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. Background and Objectives; 2. Sampling and Averaging Time Definitions; Calculating Mass-Weighted Sampling Time; Effective Sampling Time ts,a for Block Time Averages; 3. Effect of Averaging Time on Mean Calculations; Ensemble Averaging and Zero Sample Time Meandering; Field Data for Sampling and Averaging Time Effects; Plume Spread Sampling Time Effects Deduced from Velocity Fluctuation Statistics; Measurement of Crosswind-Velocity Sampling Time Exponent pv
Averaging Time Effects on Plume Spread σyRandom Force Model for Sampling Time Effects on Crosswind Spread; Comparing the Random Force Model to CONDORS Data; Comparing the Random Force Model with σy ~ ts0.2; 4. Concentration Fluctuation Modeling; Overview; Types of Concentration Fluctuation Models; Conditional Statistics for Fluctuation Calculations; Wind Tunnel Simulation versus Field Testing for Model Validation; 5. Probability Distributions; Exponential Probability Distribution; Clipped-Normal Probability Distribution; Log-Normal Probability Distribution; Gamma Probability Distribution Recommended Probability Distribution and Conditional Intensity Functions6. Release Height and Source Size Effects on Fluctuation Intensity; Internal Fluctuations in Jets and Plumes with No Meandering; Fluctuation Intensity in Meandering Plumes from Ground Level Releases; Meandering Plume Models for Source Size Effects on Elevated Releases; Comparison with Chatwin and Sullivan's Similarity Model; Release Momentum Effects on Source Size; Fluctuations Near the Ground: Dissipation by Wind Shear; Terrain Roughness, Atmospheric Stability, and Compatibility with Existing Hazard Assessment Models 7. Source Density Effects on FluctuationsDense Plumes; Buoyant Plumes; 8. Buildings and Obstacles; Modeling Concentration Fluctuations in Building Wakes; 9. Threshold Crossing and Peak Levels; Time Sequence versus Ensemble Repeat Averages; 10. Framework for an Operational Model; Adjusting Mean Concentration for Averaging Time; Concentration Fluctuation Statistics; Concentration Fluctuation Intensity; Fraction of Time Threshold Concentration Is Exceeded; Once-per-Event Peak Concentration; Summary Appendix A Averaging and Sampling Time Effects on Plume Spread Velocity and Concentration FluctuationsInertialess Fluctuation Spectrum; Concentration Fluctuations; Power Law Exponent qc for Averaging Time; Effect of Averaging Time on Concentration Variance; Effect of Sampling Time on Concentration Variance; Power Law Exponent pc for Increased Sampling Time; Velocity Fluctuations; Sampling Time Effects on Crosswind Velocity Variance; Sampling Time Effects for the Transverse Isotropic Spectrum; Averaging Time Effects for Finite Sampling Time; Gifford's Random Force Model for σy Wilson's Power Law Approximation to Gifford's Random Force Model |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910142396103321 |
Wilson David J | ||
New York, : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Concentration fluctuations and averaging time in vapor clouds [[electronic resource] /] / David J. Wilson |
Autore | Wilson David J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina |
533
660 |
Soggetto topico |
Vapors - Mathematical models
Fluctuations (Physics) - Mathematical models Atmospheric diffusion - Mathematical models Atmospheric turbulence - Mathematical models Hazardous substances - Risk assessment Industrial safety |
ISBN |
1-282-81726-4
9786612817267 0-470-93797-1 1-60119-004-2 0-470-93796-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Concentration Fluctuations and Averaging Time in Vapor Clouds; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. Background and Objectives; 2. Sampling and Averaging Time Definitions; Calculating Mass-Weighted Sampling Time; Effective Sampling Time ts,a for Block Time Averages; 3. Effect of Averaging Time on Mean Calculations; Ensemble Averaging and Zero Sample Time Meandering; Field Data for Sampling and Averaging Time Effects; Plume Spread Sampling Time Effects Deduced from Velocity Fluctuation Statistics; Measurement of Crosswind-Velocity Sampling Time Exponent pv
Averaging Time Effects on Plume Spread σyRandom Force Model for Sampling Time Effects on Crosswind Spread; Comparing the Random Force Model to CONDORS Data; Comparing the Random Force Model with σy ~ ts0.2; 4. Concentration Fluctuation Modeling; Overview; Types of Concentration Fluctuation Models; Conditional Statistics for Fluctuation Calculations; Wind Tunnel Simulation versus Field Testing for Model Validation; 5. Probability Distributions; Exponential Probability Distribution; Clipped-Normal Probability Distribution; Log-Normal Probability Distribution; Gamma Probability Distribution Recommended Probability Distribution and Conditional Intensity Functions6. Release Height and Source Size Effects on Fluctuation Intensity; Internal Fluctuations in Jets and Plumes with No Meandering; Fluctuation Intensity in Meandering Plumes from Ground Level Releases; Meandering Plume Models for Source Size Effects on Elevated Releases; Comparison with Chatwin and Sullivan's Similarity Model; Release Momentum Effects on Source Size; Fluctuations Near the Ground: Dissipation by Wind Shear; Terrain Roughness, Atmospheric Stability, and Compatibility with Existing Hazard Assessment Models 7. Source Density Effects on FluctuationsDense Plumes; Buoyant Plumes; 8. Buildings and Obstacles; Modeling Concentration Fluctuations in Building Wakes; 9. Threshold Crossing and Peak Levels; Time Sequence versus Ensemble Repeat Averages; 10. Framework for an Operational Model; Adjusting Mean Concentration for Averaging Time; Concentration Fluctuation Statistics; Concentration Fluctuation Intensity; Fraction of Time Threshold Concentration Is Exceeded; Once-per-Event Peak Concentration; Summary Appendix A Averaging and Sampling Time Effects on Plume Spread Velocity and Concentration FluctuationsInertialess Fluctuation Spectrum; Concentration Fluctuations; Power Law Exponent qc for Averaging Time; Effect of Averaging Time on Concentration Variance; Effect of Sampling Time on Concentration Variance; Power Law Exponent pc for Increased Sampling Time; Velocity Fluctuations; Sampling Time Effects on Crosswind Velocity Variance; Sampling Time Effects for the Transverse Isotropic Spectrum; Averaging Time Effects for Finite Sampling Time; Gifford's Random Force Model for σy Wilson's Power Law Approximation to Gifford's Random Force Model |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996218382003316 |
Wilson David J | ||
New York, : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Concentration fluctuations and averaging time in vapor clouds / / David J. Wilson |
Autore | Wilson David J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina |
533
660 |
Soggetto topico |
Vapors - Mathematical models
Fluctuations (Physics) - Mathematical models Atmospheric diffusion - Mathematical models Atmospheric turbulence - Mathematical models Hazardous substances - Risk assessment Industrial safety |
ISBN |
1-282-81726-4
9786612817267 0-470-93797-1 1-60119-004-2 0-470-93796-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Concentration Fluctuations and Averaging Time in Vapor Clouds; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. Background and Objectives; 2. Sampling and Averaging Time Definitions; Calculating Mass-Weighted Sampling Time; Effective Sampling Time ts,a for Block Time Averages; 3. Effect of Averaging Time on Mean Calculations; Ensemble Averaging and Zero Sample Time Meandering; Field Data for Sampling and Averaging Time Effects; Plume Spread Sampling Time Effects Deduced from Velocity Fluctuation Statistics; Measurement of Crosswind-Velocity Sampling Time Exponent pv
Averaging Time Effects on Plume Spread σyRandom Force Model for Sampling Time Effects on Crosswind Spread; Comparing the Random Force Model to CONDORS Data; Comparing the Random Force Model with σy ~ ts0.2; 4. Concentration Fluctuation Modeling; Overview; Types of Concentration Fluctuation Models; Conditional Statistics for Fluctuation Calculations; Wind Tunnel Simulation versus Field Testing for Model Validation; 5. Probability Distributions; Exponential Probability Distribution; Clipped-Normal Probability Distribution; Log-Normal Probability Distribution; Gamma Probability Distribution Recommended Probability Distribution and Conditional Intensity Functions6. Release Height and Source Size Effects on Fluctuation Intensity; Internal Fluctuations in Jets and Plumes with No Meandering; Fluctuation Intensity in Meandering Plumes from Ground Level Releases; Meandering Plume Models for Source Size Effects on Elevated Releases; Comparison with Chatwin and Sullivan's Similarity Model; Release Momentum Effects on Source Size; Fluctuations Near the Ground: Dissipation by Wind Shear; Terrain Roughness, Atmospheric Stability, and Compatibility with Existing Hazard Assessment Models 7. Source Density Effects on FluctuationsDense Plumes; Buoyant Plumes; 8. Buildings and Obstacles; Modeling Concentration Fluctuations in Building Wakes; 9. Threshold Crossing and Peak Levels; Time Sequence versus Ensemble Repeat Averages; 10. Framework for an Operational Model; Adjusting Mean Concentration for Averaging Time; Concentration Fluctuation Statistics; Concentration Fluctuation Intensity; Fraction of Time Threshold Concentration Is Exceeded; Once-per-Event Peak Concentration; Summary Appendix A Averaging and Sampling Time Effects on Plume Spread Velocity and Concentration FluctuationsInertialess Fluctuation Spectrum; Concentration Fluctuations; Power Law Exponent qc for Averaging Time; Effect of Averaging Time on Concentration Variance; Effect of Sampling Time on Concentration Variance; Power Law Exponent pc for Increased Sampling Time; Velocity Fluctuations; Sampling Time Effects on Crosswind Velocity Variance; Sampling Time Effects for the Transverse Isotropic Spectrum; Averaging Time Effects for Finite Sampling Time; Gifford's Random Force Model for σy Wilson's Power Law Approximation to Gifford's Random Force Model |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910876976403321 |
Wilson David J | ||
New York, : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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