Study of Some Stability Parameters in the Atmosphere of Oil Al-Dura Refinery, Southeast Baghdad

Wind and temperature measurements at an oil refinery site located southeast of Baghdad city at two levels, 15 and 30 m, are presented. Three schemes are used to determine different stability classifications: Monin-Obukhov length, gradient, and bulk Richardson numbers. Meanwhile, vertical changes in...

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Published in:Nature environment and pollution technology 2023-03, Vol.22 (1), p.303-309
Main Authors: Lagenean, Farant H S, Naif, Salwa S, Al-Jiboori, Monim H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air temperature
Lapse rate
Petroleum refineries
Refineries
Stability
Wind measurement
Wind shear
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Summary:Wind and temperature measurements at an oil refinery site located southeast of Baghdad city at two levels, 15 and 30 m, are presented. Three schemes are used to determine different stability classifications: Monin-Obukhov length, gradient, and bulk Richardson numbers. Meanwhile, vertical changes in air temperature and wind shear are also computed. There were lapse rate and inversion cases during the nights and days while favorable wind shear was dominant. The variation of stability in each scheme is large, covering the entire range of stability for a given class. The results of stability schemes are compared to each other. The results show that the schemes based on gradient and bulk Richardson numbers reasonably compare them.
ISSN:0972-6268
2395-3454
DOI:10.P46a4p8e8r/NEPT.2023.v22i01.030