2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Local-scale atmospheric dispersion modeling for emergency response to releases of hazardous materials in urban areas
| Project/Area Number |
22710051
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
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| Research Institution | Japan Atomic Energy Agency |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAYAMA Hiromasa 独立行政法人日本原子力研究開発機構, 原子力基礎工学研究部門, 研究員 (50535903)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 健康影響評価 |
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| Research Abstract |
Our objective is to propose an approach to predict local-scale atmospheric dispersion behaviors by coupling between numerical weather prediction (NWP) and large-eddy simulation (LES) based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models. We validated the basic performance of our model by comparing to the wind tunnel experimental data of turbulent flows and plume dispersion in building arrays, and the observed data over the central city area of Tokyo. From the above-mentioned, it is concluded that our approach is applicable to the problems of urban dispersion by accidental and intentional release of hazardous materials and nuclear disasters.
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