A Finite Element Solution of the Mathematical Model for Smoke Dispersion from Two Sources

Smoke discharging is a main reason of air pollution problem from industrial plants. The obstacle of a building has an affect with the air pollutant discharge. In this research, a mathematical model of the smoke dispersion from two sources and one source with a structural obstacle is considered. The governing equation of the model is an isothermal mass transfer model in a viscous fluid. The finite element method is used to approximate the solutions of the model. The triangular linear elements have been used for discretising the domain, and time integration has been carried out by semi-implicit finite difference method. The simulations of smoke dispersion in cases of one chimney and two chimneys are presented. The maximum calculated smoke concentration of both cases are compared. It is then used to make the decision for smoke discharging and air pollutant control problems on industrial area.

Authors:

• Nopparat Pochai

Keywords:

• Air pollution
• Smoke dispersion
• Finite element method
• Stream function
• Vorticity equation
• Convection-diffusion equation
• Semi-implicit method

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