A note on the maximum ground level concentration for inversion-limited chimney plumes

A model is proposed for the determination of the maximum ground level concentration for buoyant chimney plumes whose rise is limited by the inversion overlying a convective atmospheric boundary layer. Manins' critical parameter for inversion penetration is shown to be equivalent to a geometric...

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Published in:Atmospheric environment 1981, Vol.15 (2), p.119-122
Main Author: Kerman, B.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A model is proposed for the determination of the maximum ground level concentration for buoyant chimney plumes whose rise is limited by the inversion overlying a convective atmospheric boundary layer. Manins' critical parameter for inversion penetration is shown to be equivalent to a geometric constraint on the solution for maximum plume rise in the author's model for unrestricted plume rise. A proposed solution for maximum surface concentration based on an effective source rate at the inversion modified for inversion entrainment has the same functional form as a previous solution for the unrestricted case. Experimental analysis suggests the existence of the critical value of source buoyancy flux in terms of ambient parameters, and supports the validity of the form and order of magnitude of the maximum surface concentration.
ISSN:0004-6981
1352-2310
DOI:10.1016/0004-6981(81)90002-0