Large-Eddy Simulations with an Immersed Boundary Method: Pollutant Dispersion over Urban Terrain
In urban canopies, the variability of pollution may be influenced by the presence of surface heterogeneities like orography and buildings. Using the Meso-NH model enhanced with an immersed boundary method (IBM) to represent accurately the impact of the 3D shape of buildings on the flow, large-eddy s...
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| description | In urban canopies, the variability of pollution may be influenced by the presence of surface heterogeneities like orography and buildings. Using the Meso-NH model enhanced with an immersed boundary method (IBM) to represent accurately the impact of the 3D shape of buildings on the flow, large-eddy simulations are performed over city of Toulouse (France) with the dispersion of a plume following a plant explosion on 21 September 2001. The event is characterized by a large quantity of nitrogen dioxide released in a vertical column after the explosion, quickly dispersed by a moderate wind prevailing in the lower atmospheric layers. Assuming a passive pollutant, the model develops a realistic plume dispersion. A sensitivity analysis of the advection scheme to the spread is presented. The limited population’s exposure to pollution developed by the model appears in good agreement with previous health studies. Beyond this case, IBM is a promising way to represent flow interaction with buildings and orography in atmospheric models for urban applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ce50341c2134dc7af89939a28da41e62022-12-21T20:08:10ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332020-01-0111111310.3390/atmos11010113atmos11010113Large-Eddy Simulations with an Immersed Boundary Method: Pollutant Dispersion over Urban TerrainFranck Auguste0Christine Lac1Valery Masson2Daniel Cariolle3CECI, CNRS, CERFACS, 31057 Toulouse, FranceCNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, 31057 Toulouse, FranceCNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, 31057 Toulouse, FranceCECI, CNRS, CERFACS, 31057 Toulouse, FranceIn urban canopies, the variability of pollution may be influenced by the presence of surface heterogeneities like orography and buildings. Using the Meso-NH model enhanced with an immersed boundary method (IBM) to represent accurately the impact of the 3D shape of buildings on the flow, large-eddy simulations are performed over city of Toulouse (France) with the dispersion of a plume following a plant explosion on 21 September 2001. The event is characterized by a large quantity of nitrogen dioxide released in a vertical column after the explosion, quickly dispersed by a moderate wind prevailing in the lower atmospheric layers. Assuming a passive pollutant, the model develops a realistic plume dispersion. A sensitivity analysis of the advection scheme to the spread is presented. The limited population’s exposure to pollution developed by the model appears in good agreement with previous health studies. Beyond this case, IBM is a promising way to represent flow interaction with buildings and orography in atmospheric models for urban applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/1/113atmospheric dispersionimmersed boundary methodlarge-eddy simulationurban canopy |
| spellingShingle | Franck Auguste Christine Lac Valery Masson Daniel Cariolle Large-Eddy Simulations with an Immersed Boundary Method: Pollutant Dispersion over Urban Terrain Atmosphere atmospheric dispersion immersed boundary method large-eddy simulation urban canopy |
| title | Large-Eddy Simulations with an Immersed Boundary Method: Pollutant Dispersion over Urban Terrain |
| title_full | Large-Eddy Simulations with an Immersed Boundary Method: Pollutant Dispersion over Urban Terrain |
| title_fullStr | Large-Eddy Simulations with an Immersed Boundary Method: Pollutant Dispersion over Urban Terrain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large-Eddy Simulations with an Immersed Boundary Method: Pollutant Dispersion over Urban Terrain |
| title_short | Large-Eddy Simulations with an Immersed Boundary Method: Pollutant Dispersion over Urban Terrain |
| title_sort | large eddy simulations with an immersed boundary method pollutant dispersion over urban terrain |
| topic | atmospheric dispersion immersed boundary method large-eddy simulation urban canopy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/1/113 |
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