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CALPUFF dispersion model study of ambient SO2 concentrations around the Mae Moh thermal power plant in Thailand

AuthorTurenjai Doolgindachbaporn
Call NumberAIT Thesis no. EV-95-38
Subject(s)Mae Moh power plant
Air--Pollution potential
NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering.
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
Series StatementThesis ; no. EV-95-38
AbstractPlume dispersion from Mae Moh Thermal Power Plant units 1-11 was studied, using the CALPUFF 1 F /PC Gaussian puff dispersion model, enhanced with a fumigation algorithm grid model. Meteorological data and emission data were used for the simulation of the plume dispersion. The simulation covers the period 1 January to 20 February 1994. Ambient monitoring 802 concentrations have been used to calibrate the model and evaluate the impact areas of maximum 1 hour, maximum 24 hour, and average ground level S02 concentrations. The final model setup has been changed compared with an earlier similar modelling study, partly to overcome an identified error in the model output. Four scenarios of S02 emission have been simulated under the same meteorological conditions to describe the relationships between plant operation and impact area.
Year1995
Corresponding Series Added EntryAsian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. EV-95-38
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD)
DepartmentDepartment of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC))
Academic Program/FoSEnvironmental Engineering and Management (EV)
Chairperson(s)Hansen, Ian Sehested
Examination Committee(s)Bhattacharya, S. C.;Vichitra Chongvisal;Reutergardh, Lars
Scholarship Donor(s)Queen Sirikit Scholarrship Program;Asian Institute of Technology Alumni Association
DegreeThesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1995


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