CFD model to study PM10 dispersion in large-scale open spaces

Air pollution has become a major concern in industrial or highly populated areas. Although legislation has been enacted to limit pollution levels, air quality monitoring still needs to be carried out by stations which are located at fixed points unable to provide the spatial evolution of pollutants....

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Autores: Fernández Pacheco, Víctor Manuel|||0000-0001-6069-0443, Álvarez Álvarez, Eduardo, Blanco Marigorta, Eduardo, Ackermann, Thomas
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/442730
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/442730
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33144-9
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Air pollution
Pollution levels
Air quality monitoring
Spatial evolution of pollutants
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Spatial evolution of pollutants in large areas
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Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental
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spelling CFD model to study PM10 dispersion in large-scale open spacesFernández Pacheco, Víctor Manuel|||0000-0001-6069-0443Álvarez Álvarez, EduardoBlanco Marigorta, EduardoAckermann, ThomasAir pollutionPollution levelsAir quality monitoringSpatial evolution of pollutantsComputational Fluid DynamicsSpatial evolution of pollutants in large areasÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèricaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Política i gestió ambiental::Sistemes de gestió ambientalÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambientalAir pollution has become a major concern in industrial or highly populated areas. Although legislation has been enacted to limit pollution levels, air quality monitoring still needs to be carried out by stations which are located at fixed points unable to provide the spatial evolution of pollutants. This research, focused on the city of Gijón (Asturias), includes a Computational Fluid Dynamics model capable of simulating the dispersion of pollutants in a large urban environment (12x18 km2}. Different wind conditions were simulated with two sources of emission. The results show the influence of the terrain on the dispersion of pollutants in open spaces whilst simultaneously scrutinizing the origin of diffuse industrial pollution circulating over the city of Gijon. The simulation allows us to set limits in the areas with higher levels of contamination or to analyse the variations of particle concentration in height. Therefore, this research defines and validates a methodology to generate numerical models which grant us the opportunity to observe the spatial evolution of pollutants in large areas. This result endorses further use in other lines of research, such as the evaluation of corrective measures to improve air quality in highly polluted environments.Peer ReviewedSpringer20232023-04-1220252025-09-30journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/442730https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33144-9reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/4427302026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv CFD model to study PM10 dispersion in large-scale open spaces
title CFD model to study PM10 dispersion in large-scale open spaces
spellingShingle CFD model to study PM10 dispersion in large-scale open spaces
Fernández Pacheco, Víctor Manuel|||0000-0001-6069-0443
Air pollution
Pollution levels
Air quality monitoring
Spatial evolution of pollutants
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Spatial evolution of pollutants in large areas
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèrica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Política i gestió ambiental::Sistemes de gestió ambiental
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental
title_short CFD model to study PM10 dispersion in large-scale open spaces
title_full CFD model to study PM10 dispersion in large-scale open spaces
title_fullStr CFD model to study PM10 dispersion in large-scale open spaces
title_full_unstemmed CFD model to study PM10 dispersion in large-scale open spaces
title_sort CFD model to study PM10 dispersion in large-scale open spaces
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fernández Pacheco, Víctor Manuel|||0000-0001-6069-0443
Álvarez Álvarez, Eduardo
Blanco Marigorta, Eduardo
Ackermann, Thomas
author Fernández Pacheco, Víctor Manuel|||0000-0001-6069-0443
author_facet Fernández Pacheco, Víctor Manuel|||0000-0001-6069-0443
Álvarez Álvarez, Eduardo
Blanco Marigorta, Eduardo
Ackermann, Thomas
author_role author
author2 Álvarez Álvarez, Eduardo
Blanco Marigorta, Eduardo
Ackermann, Thomas
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Air pollution
Pollution levels
Air quality monitoring
Spatial evolution of pollutants
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Spatial evolution of pollutants in large areas
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèrica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Política i gestió ambiental::Sistemes de gestió ambiental
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental
topic Air pollution
Pollution levels
Air quality monitoring
Spatial evolution of pollutants
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Spatial evolution of pollutants in large areas
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèrica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Política i gestió ambiental::Sistemes de gestió ambiental
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental
description Air pollution has become a major concern in industrial or highly populated areas. Although legislation has been enacted to limit pollution levels, air quality monitoring still needs to be carried out by stations which are located at fixed points unable to provide the spatial evolution of pollutants. This research, focused on the city of Gijón (Asturias), includes a Computational Fluid Dynamics model capable of simulating the dispersion of pollutants in a large urban environment (12x18 km2}. Different wind conditions were simulated with two sources of emission. The results show the influence of the terrain on the dispersion of pollutants in open spaces whilst simultaneously scrutinizing the origin of diffuse industrial pollution circulating over the city of Gijon. The simulation allows us to set limits in the areas with higher levels of contamination or to analyse the variations of particle concentration in height. Therefore, this research defines and validates a methodology to generate numerical models which grant us the opportunity to observe the spatial evolution of pollutants in large areas. This result endorses further use in other lines of research, such as the evaluation of corrective measures to improve air quality in highly polluted environments.
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2025-09-30
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