RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (5): 433-441.

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Effects on pollutant dispersion over complex terrain on CALPUFF model

SHI Xuefeng1, GUO Dongpeng2, WANG Ran3, LI Yunpeng1, YAO Rentai1   

  1. 1. China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006;
    2. Taiyuan University of Science andTechnology, Taiyuan 030024;
    3. Economy Technology Developing Zone in Guxian,Shanxi Linfen 041000
  • Received:2021-11-02 Online:2022-09-20 Published:2022-10-17

Abstract: In this paper, the WRF/CALPUFF model is used to simulate a tracer experiment at Taohuajiang Inland Nuclear Power Plant in Hunan Province, and the plume dispersion of SF6 in complex terrain is studied. The simulated results are compared with field experiment results. The results show that the dispersion of SF6 approximates a Gaussian distribution with the distance from the sample points to the release point, and the maximum value of SF6 dispersion factor appears at 1.2 km from the release point. Terrain is an important factor affecting the dispersion trajectory of SF6. In addition, the statistical parameters are used to analyze the feasibility of model. The value of FAC2 and FAC5 is 30.1% and 57.7%, respectively. These values show that the simulated dispersion factor are better in agreement with the observed dispersion factor. In conclusion, the CALPUFF model can simulate the dispersion of pollutants over complex terrain.

Key words: WRF model, CALPUFF model, complex terrain, dispersion factor

CLC Number: 

  • X169