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H
Q
u
x
y
z
Xd
75
31,528
3.35
0
0
0
Fy
91.4
Fz
56.9
0.24 micrograms/ m3
0.55
156
0.894
106.6
1.149
3.3
Formulas
References
Stability Classifications
Strong
Moderate
Light
Cloudy
Clear
Use
Instructions
B-C
below
b
Try both values
0
2
3
5
6
7
1
A
A-B
B
C
C
2
A-B
B
B-C
C-D
D
3
B
C
C
D
D
4
E
E
D
D
D
5
E
E
E
D
D
x<1
a
A
B
C
D
E
F
b
213
156
104
68
50.5
34
c
0.894
0.894
0.894
0.894
0.894
0.894
d
440.8
106.6
61
33.2
22.8
14.35
f
1.941
1.149
0.911
0.725
0.678
0.74
9.27
3.3
0
-1.7
-1.3
-0.35
x>1
a
A
B
C
D
E
F
b
213
156
104
68
50.5
34
Stability Classifications
c
0.894
0.894
0.894
0.894
0.894
0.894
d
458.7
108.2
61
44.5
55.4
62.6
f
2.094
1.098
0.911
0.516
0.305
0.18
-9.6
2
0
-13
-34
-48.6
FORMULAS
y
ax
cx
Fy and
Q
exp
2 u y z
2 y
exp
(z
H)
2
2 z
Fz
exp
(z
H)
2
2 z
Instructions
1. Input data into the three (3) block areas
For the first input block:
Virtual Stack Height (stack height plus plume rise) m
Mass flow on contaminant in micrograms/sec.
Wind speed in meters/sec.
Ground coordinates of stack
Ground coordinates of stack
Ground coordinates of stack
H
Q
u
x
y
z
Xd
usually 0
usually 0
usually 0
REFERENCES
1. Christian J.B., "Estimate the Effects Of Air Emissions With This Process Screening Model"
Chemical Engineering Progress, June 1995, pages 59-62
2. Turner D.B., "Workbook of Atmospheric Dispersion Estimates," U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Washington, DC (1970), in C.D. Cooper and F.C. Alley, "Air Pollution Control: A Design
Approach, " Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL, p. 530 (1986).
3. Martin, D.O., "The Change of Concentration Standard Deviation with Distance," J. Air Pollution
Control Assn., 26(2), pp. 145-146 (1976), in C.D. Cooper and F.C. Alley, "Air Pollution Control: A
Design Approach," Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL, p. 531 (1986).
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Instructions
5
2
3
5
References
6
7
Stability Classifications
Parameters for Calculating
Fz
Input
Input
Input
Stability Classifications
for Meteorological Conditions
Day - Solar Insolation
Night - Cloudiness*
Surface Wind
Speed, m/s
Strong
Moderate
Slight
Cloudy
<2
A-B
2-3
A-B
3-5
B-C
5-6
C-D
>6
* Meteorologists divide the sky into eight sections to judge cloud cover. If four or more sections have clouds, the sky is
considered cloudy; if three or fewer sections have clouds, the sky is considered clear.
Source: (2)
Input
Night - Cloudiness*
Clear
E
E
E
D
D
Input
x>1 km
Stability
Class
213
0.894
440.8
1.941
9.27
459.7
2.094
-9.6
156
0.894
106.6
1.149
3.3
108.2
1.098
104
0.894
61
0.911
61
0.911
68
0.894
33.2
0.725
-1.7
44.5
0.516
-13
50.5
0.894
22.8
0.678
-1.3
55.4
0.305
-34
34
0.894
14.35
0.74
-0.35
62.6
0.18
-48.6
Source: (3)