The effect of the contaminant emission rate on the velocity field and contaminant distribution with the presence of an obstacle in a large space

In the industrial field, the prediction of the contaminant gas distribution is very meaningful. However, when the leakage is high, not only the contaminant distribution will not follow the pattern of the original flowfield, but the contaminant buoyancy or negative buoyancy will affect the flowfield...

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Main Authors: Zhang Qianru, Zhi Chengqiang, Huang Yixiang, Ye Wei, Gao Jun, Zhang Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/37/e3sconf_clima2019_02061.pdf
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Summary:In the industrial field, the prediction of the contaminant gas distribution is very meaningful. However, when the leakage is high, not only the contaminant distribution will not follow the pattern of the original flowfield, but the contaminant buoyancy or negative buoyancy will affect the flowfield conversely. In this study, we focus on the effect of the contaminant emission rate on the velocity field and contaminant distribution with an obstacle in a large space by means of CFD simulation. Two leaking positions and five emission rates of the source have been taken into consideration. When the emission rate is high enough, the flowfield structure will be altered and new vortexes will appear. The contaminant dimensionless concentration distribution is totally different from the low-emission-rate conditions. The flammable region becomes significant, which leads to the potential risk of explosion.
ISSN:2267-1242