ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION OF DENSE GASES
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION OF DENSE GASES
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DOI:
10.1146/annurev.fl.21.010189.001533
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发表时间:
1989
影响因子:
27.7
通讯作者:
R. Britter
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作者:
R. Britter
Public concern over the risks posed by the use of hazardous materials has grown markedly over the past decade. The dioxin release in Seveso (Italy) in 1976, that of methyl isocyanate in Bhopal (India) in 1984, and the liquefied petroleum gas explosions in Mexico City in the same year emphasized the possible scale of the tragedies that may accompany activi ties involving hazardous materials. The development of appropriate regulatory measures to achieve an ac ceptable balance between economic benefit and potential harm accom panying such activities requires quantitative assessment of the conse quences of the accidental release of material into the environment. It is commonly the case that hazardous industrial materials, be they flammable or toxic, produce a cloud, upon release into the atmosphere, that is denser than the environment. The information on dense-gas dispersion that is of interest to the hazards analyst is contained in the distribution of concentration as a function of the spatial coordinates and time. Very often, this information is required only in summary form, such as