Local scale finite element modelling of stack pollutant emissions

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Wind forecasting over complex terrain

[EN]In this paper we introduce a new methodology for wind field forecasting over complex terrain. The idea is to use the predictions of the HARMONIE mesoscale model as the input data for an adaptive finite element mass consistent wind model [1, 2]. A description of the HARMONIE Non-Hydrostatic Dynamics can be found in [3]. The HARMONIE results (obtained with a maximum resolution about 1 Km) are refined in a local scale (about a few meters)...

Application of genetic algorithms for the calibration of an air quality model and its validation using pollutant measures from the surroundings of an electric power plant

[EN]This work presents the calibration and validation of an air quality finite element model applied to emissions from a thermal power plant located in Gran Canaria. The calibration is performed using genetic algorithms. To calibrate and validate the model, the authors use empirical measures of pollutants concentrations from 4 stations located nearby the power plant; an hourly record per station during 3 days is available. Measures from 3 stations will be used to calibrate, while validation will use measures from the remaining station…

Calibration and validation of an air quality finite element model around an electric power plant in Gran Canaria island

[EN]This work presents the calibration and validation of an air quality finite element model applied to the surroundings of Jinamar electric power plant in Gran Canaria island (Spain). The model involves the generation of an adaptive tetrahedral mesh, the computation of an ambient wind field, the inclusion of the plume rise effect in the wind field, and the simulation of transport and reaction of pollutants. The main advantage of the model is the treatment of complex terrains that introduces an alternative to the standard implementation of current models. In addition, it improves the computational cost through the use of unstructured meshes...

El método del mecano y análisis isogeométrico

[EN]En este trabajo presentamos avances del método del mecano para la generación de mallas de tetraedros y la parametrización volumétrica de sólidos. El método combina varios procedimientos: una transformación desde la frontera del mecano (espacio paramétrico sencillo) a la superficie del sólido (espacio físico), un algoritmo de refinamiento local de mallas de tetraedros, y un desenredo y suavizado simultáneo de mallas. La base del método consiste en la definición de una transformación volumétrica biyectiva entre el mecano y el sólido. Se mostrarán resultados usando elementos finitos adaptativos en varios problemas medioambientales : campos de viento, contaminación atmósférica, etc…

Local scale air quality model with several pollutant sources

[EN]This paper shows a finite element method for pollutant transport with several pollutant sources. An Eulerian convection–diffusion–reaction model to simulate the pollutant dispersion is used. The discretization of the different sources allows to impose the emissions as boundary conditions. The Eulerian description can deal with the coupling of several plumes. An adaptive stabilized finite element formulation, specifically Least-Squares, with a Crank-Nicolson temporal integration is proposed to solve the problem. An splitting scheme has been used to treat separately the transport and the reaction. A mass-consistent model has been used to compute the wind field of the problem…

Determinación de entalpías de mezcla de sistemas muy viscosos usando un ITC y un microcalorímetro de flujo de construcción propia

Programa de doctorado: Física, Matemáticas, Geología y Clima. La fecha de publicación es la fecha de lectura

Profundización en criterios de implantación de un sistema de gestión medioambiental en centrales térmicas: aplicación del EMAS II

Programa de doctorado: Ingeniería ambiental y desalinización. La fecha de publicación es la fecha de lectura