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CPE665 - Questions

This document contains 8 questions about estimating ground-level pollutant concentrations from various sources using atmospheric dispersion models. The questions involve calculating concentrations of pollutants like SO2, NOx, and particulates downwind of sources like smelters, cities, and dumps considering factors like emission rates, stack parameters, stability class, wind speed, and distance from the source.

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CPE665 - Questions

This document contains 8 questions about estimating ground-level pollutant concentrations from various sources using atmospheric dispersion models. The questions involve calculating concentrations of pollutants like SO2, NOx, and particulates downwind of sources like smelters, cities, and dumps considering factors like emission rates, stack parameters, stability class, wind speed, and distance from the source.

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1.

A large poorly controlled copper smelter has a stack 150 m high and a
plume rise of 75 m. it is currently emitting 1000 g/s of SO 2. Estimate the
ground-level concentration of SO 2 from this source at a distance 5 km
directly downwind when the wind speed is 3 m/s and the stability class is
C.
2. Estimate the conc. of CO at the downwind edge of a city. The city may be
considered to consist of three parallel strips, located perpendicular to the
wind. For all of the strips the wind velocity = 3 m/s. The properties of
each of the strips as in table below, and the background conc. b in the air
entering the upwind is 1 mg/m3
Name of strip Length Emission rate q
Mixed Height H
Km g/skm2 m
Upwind suburbs 5 100 400
Downtown 2 500 500
Downwind suburbs 5 100 400
3. A ground level source is emitting pollutant at an unknown rate. At 1 km
directly downwind of the source the measured ground-level concentration
of the pollutant is 10 g/m3. The stability category is A. estimate the
emission rate of this source.
4. A plant is emitting 750 g/s of particulates. The stack height is 100 m and
the plume rise is 50 m. the wind speed is 7 m/s and stability class C. What
is the maximum estimated ground level concentration, and how far
downwind does it occur?
5. The Paka power plant of TNB Sdn Bhd releases its exhaust gases through a
stack with an inside diameter of 22 ft at a velocity of 80 ft/s and a
temperature of 254F. The plant site is at 6400 ft and the stack is 600 ft
high, so the point of release is about 7000 ft above sea level. At this
elevation, the average pressure is 790 mb and the annual average temp.
about 50F. What is the estimated plume rise for wind velocities of 1, 3, 10,
and 30 m/s.
6. A smelter is located near an airport. The smelter stack is 300 m high and
has a plume rise of 100 m. It is emitting 5000 g/s of SO2. Assume that the
stability class is C, and that the wind speed is always 3 m/s. The flight path
for the airport is perpendicular to the plume and 5 km downwind of the
smelter. The airport safety officer has determined that it is unsafe for the
planes to go through any portion of the plume that has an average SO 2
concentration higher that 500 g/m3 over it. What is the minimum altitude
at which they can fly under these circumstances and not be exposed to
SO2 concentrations 500 g/m3?
7. It is estimated that a burning dump emits 3 g/s of NOx. What is the
concentration of NOx directly downwind from this source at distances of
0.5, 1, 3, and 5 km on an overcast night with a wind speeds of 7 m/s?
Assume the dump to be a ground-level point source with no plume rise.
8. The Kennecott copper corporation emitted approximately 300 tons/day of
SO2 from two stacks. These may be approximated for calculational
purposes as one stack high is 300 m. if that located on a flat plain with no
mountains nearby. Based on these assumptions, calculate the maximum
ground-level concentration for A stability and a wind speed of 3 m/s.

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