BLP - Buoyant Line and Point source dispersion model

DESCRIPTION

BLP (Buoyant Line and Point source dispersion model) is an air pollution model explicitly developed to simulate the pollution by aluminium reduction plants and other industrial sources, where the effect of plumes generated by stationary line sources is relevant. It can be used in flat, rural areas within a range of 50 km of distance and can include up to 50 point sources and 10 parallel line ones.

It generates short term (1, 3, and 24 hours) concentration output on a maximum of 100 points at ground level, but can average these values on a monthly or yearly horizon. It also provides the contribution of each source to the total concentration at each receptor.

Input and output are through files.

Keywords

description: air quality, rural environment, line sources, gaussian plume
objectives: simulation, forecasting
application: line sources, rural environment, flat terrain, short-term, long-term averages, non-reactive pollutant

SOFTWARE AVAILABILITY

      
         The program is part of UNAMAP (version 6) and is available       
         on diskette from:       
            Computer Products      
            National Technical Information Service      
            U.S. Department of Commerce      
            Springfield, Virginia 22161      
            Phone (703) 487-4650      
         

AUTHORS

      
          Lloyd L. Schulman and Joseph S. Scire      
          Environmental Research and Technology, Inc.      
          696 Virginia Road      
          Concord, MA 01742        
         

REFERENCES

• Schuman, Lloyd L., and Joseph S.Shire,1980. Buoyant line and Point Source (BLP) Dispersion Model User's Guide. Document P-7304B. Enviromental Research and Technology, Inc, Concord, MA. (NTIS PB 81-164642)

VALIDATION STUDIES

• Schulman,L.L., and J.S.Scire,1980. Buoyant Line and Point Source (BLP) Dispersion User's Guide, P-7304B. Enviromental Research and Technology, Inc.,Concord, MA.
• Scire,J.S., L.L.Schulman,1981. Evaluation of BLP and ISC Models with SF6 Tracer Data and SO2 Measurement at Aluminium Reduction Plants. APCA Speciality Conference on Dispersion Modeling for Complex Sources,St.Louis,MO.

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