Dynamic computer modeling of environmental systems for decision making, risk assessment and design

Markatos, NC

dc.contributor.author	Markatos, NC	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:08:42Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:08:42Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	19322135	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29709
dc.subject	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject	CFD	en
dc.subject	consequence modeling	en
dc.subject	dynamic modeling	en
dc.subject	environmental	en
dc.subject	explosions	en
dc.subject	fires	en
dc.subject	marine pollution	en
dc.subject	pollutants dispersion	en
dc.subject	risk assessment	en
dc.subject	turbulence	en
dc.subject.other	Atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Computational predictions	en
dc.subject.other	Computational resources	en
dc.subject.other	Computer modeling	en
dc.subject.other	Consequence modeling	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making process	en
dc.subject.other	Dynamic modeling	en
dc.subject.other	environmental	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental engineers	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental policy	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental problems	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental protection systems	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental risk assessment	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental risks	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental systems	en
dc.subject.other	Environmentally friendly process	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical modeling	en
dc.subject.other	Model simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Soil management system	en
dc.subject.other	Agronomy	en
dc.subject.other	Computational fluid dynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Design	en
dc.subject.other	Explosions	en
dc.subject.other	Fires	en
dc.subject.other	Heat transfer	en
dc.subject.other	Marine pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Risk assessment	en
dc.subject.other	Turbulence	en
dc.subject.other	Air pollution	en
dc.title	Dynamic computer modeling of environmental systems for decision making, risk assessment and design	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1002/apj.654	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/apj.654	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	This paper describes the mathematical modeling and associated computer simulations of environmental problems related to flow and heat/mass transfer. Many key 'issues' in designing environmental protection systems and in performing environmental risk assessment and control are related to the behavior of fluids in turbulent flow, often involving more than one phase, with chemical reaction or heat transfer. Computational-fluid-dynamics (CFD) techniques have shown great potential for analyzing these processes and are very valuable to the environmental engineer and scientist, by reducing the need to resort to 'cut and try' approaches to the design of complex environmental protection systems and to any relevant decision-making process. Multidimensional, multiphase dynamic models for the dispersion of air, water, and soil pollutants and for the prediction of environmental risks are presented. Up-to-date procedures and methods for solving the relevant equations are included, together with indications of the computational resources necessary to obtain realistic representations. Results using model simulations are presented for several cases of atmospheric and marine pollution, as well as for the environmental risks of fires and of petrol-tank explosions. It is concluded that the results are physically plausible and can be used with confidence for environmental policy decisions and for the design of environmentally friendly processes and equipment. Air, water, and soil management systems can be improved by the application of these computational prediction techniques. Copyright © 2012 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.	en
heal.journalName	Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1002/apj.654	en
dc.identifier.volume	7	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	182	en
dc.identifier.epage	205	en