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Physical and Numerical Models of Atmospheric Urban Dispersion of Pollutants

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In this paper the application of numerical and physical models for the simulation of airborne pollutants in urban areas are presented. The assessment of the impact of cruise ships during the hoteling phase in the port of Naples is considered as case study. A physical model of the urban area of Naples has been realized (scale 1:500) and tested in the wind tunnel facility of the Ecole Central de Lyon. Results of wind tunnel tests are compared with CALPUFF and CFD simulations with the aim to validate the performances of the models. The results obtained give useful information for an optimized use of dispersion models.

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  1. Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d’Acoustique, University of Lyon, CNRS UMR 5509 Ecole Centrale de Lyon, INSA Lyon Ecully, Lyon, France

    M. Marro & P. Salizzoni

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

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  3. Department of Chemical Material and Production Engineering, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    D. Toscano & F. Murena

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Toscano, D., Marro, M., Mele, B., Murena, F., Salizzoni, P. (2020). Physical and Numerical Models of Atmospheric Urban Dispersion of Pollutants. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020. ICCSA 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12253. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58814-4_56

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