ADMS Screen 3
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ADMS Screen 3
ADMS Screen 3 USER GUIDE CERC ADMS-Screen 3 User Guide February 2004 CERC Limited 3 Kings Parade Cambridge CB2 1SJ Telephone: (01223) 357773 Facsimile: (01223) 357492 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.cerc.co.uk February 2004 2 CONTENTS SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 5 1.1 About ADMS-Screen 3.............................................................................................. 5 SECTION TWO: GETTING STARTED .............................................................................. 6 2.1 System Requirements................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Installation.................................................................................................................. 6 2.3 Getting around the interface....................................................................................... 7 2.3.1 Mouse buttons.................................................................................................... 7 2.3.2 Keyboard access................................................................................................. 7 SECTION THREE: RUNNING THE MODEL .................................................................... 9 3.1 Input Windows........................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Data Screen Parameters ............................................................................................. 9 3.2.1 Project Name...................................................................................................... 9 3.2.2 Source Data...................................................................................................... 10 3.2.3 Outflow ............................................................................................................ 10 3.2.4 Emissions Data................................................................................................. 10 3.2.5 Source Location ............................................................................................... 11 3.2.6 Building Effects ............................................................................................... 11 3.2.7 Output .............................................................................................................. 11 3.3 Building Definition Window ................................................................................... 12 3.3.1 Building Parameters......................................................................................... 13 3.4 Saving the data and running the model.................................................................... 16 SECTION FOUR: OUTPUT ............................................................................................... 17 4.1 Description of output files ....................................................................................... 17 4.1.1 *.CSV (Short term output)............................................................................... 17 4.1.2 *.SCN (Long term output) ............................................................................... 17 4.1.3 *.GLT (Long term output) ............................................................................... 18 4.1.4 *.MAX (Worst case concentrations)................................................................ 18 4.1.5 *.LOG (Log file).............................................................................................. 18 4.2 Graphical output....................................................................................................... 19 4.2.1 Line plotting facility ........................................................................................ 19 4.2.2 Contour plotting in Excel................................................................................. 20 4.2.3 Contour plotting link to Surfer......................................................................... 23 SECTION FIVE: EXAMPLES ................................................................................... 25 5.1 Simple example stack chimney.SPL ....................................................................... 25 5.2 Stack with building effects build.SPL................................................................... 28 February 2004 3 SECTION SIX: TECHNICAL SUMMARY....................................................................... 29 6.1 Meteorological data ................................................................................................. 27 6.2 Parameterisation of the boundary layer ................................................................... 31 6.2.1 Boundary Layer Structure................................................................................ 31 6.3 Mean concentration calculations.............................................................................. 33 6.3.1 Dispersion Parameters ..................................................................................... 33 6.3.2 The Stable and Neutral Boundary Layer ......................................................... 33 6.3.3 The Convective Boundary Layer ..................................................................... 35 6.4 Plume Rise Module.................................................................................................. 37 6.5 Building Effects Module.......................................................................................... 38 6.5.1 Stack Induced Downwash................................................................................ 39 6.5.2 Limitations of the Buildings Effects Module................................................... 40 6.6 Statistics: Long term average and percentiles................................................. 42 6.7 Calculation of concentrations for comparison with limit values ............................. 43 APPENDIX A: LIMITS AND GUIDELINES ................................................................... 44 APPENDIX B: METEOROLOGICAL DATA .................................................................. 45 APPENDIX C: SURFER TIPS............................................................................................ 49 APPENDIX D: REFERENCES........................................................................................... 55 February 2004 4 Section One: Introduction SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 About ADMS-Screen 3 ADMS-Screen 3 is a “new generation” dispersion model which models buoyant and passive releases to atmosphere to give a rapid, or screening, estimate of ground level concentrations. Its features include: • • • • • Output comparing predicted concentrations with AQS objectives and EU limits Modelling of the effect of a single building on dispersion Line plotting facility Results in a format suitable for contour plotting in Excel, and a contour plotting link for users of Surfer Numerical output giving a rapid impression of the areas of high concentration Since the release of ADMS 2 in 1995 as the first practical new generation model, the debate within the modelling community has progressed and there is now wide spread agreement that new generation models are the most appropriate tools for practical dispersion modelling. The new models are characterised by two main features: (i) (ii) The description of the atmospheric boundary layer, not in terms of Pasquill Class but in terms of two parameters: the boundary layer depth, h and the Monin-Obukhov length, LMO. Dispersion under convective meteorological conditions uses a skewed Gaussian concentration distribution, shown by validation studies to be a better representation than a Gaussian expression. In addition to using this up to date description of the atmospheric boundary layer, ADMS is the only model of its kind which solves the conservation equations to model plume rise rather than using empirical relations e.g. Briggs. March 2000 5 Section Two: Getting Started SECTION TWO: GETTING STARTED 2.1 System Requirements ADMS-Screen 3 has a 32 bit numerical code and a 16 bit interface which will run in a Windows 98, NT 4, 2000 or XP (Professional) environment. The minimum recommended machine specification is a Pentium 266MHz machine with 64MB RAM and 100MB Hard Disk space, although the model will run at reduced speed on machines of lower specification. Table 2.1 shows typical run times achieved on the minimum specification machine. Type of run Run time No buildings effects 10 minutes With building effects 15 minutes Table 2.1 Timings of typical ADMS-Screen 3 runs 2.2 Installation If you have a previous version of ADMS-Screen 3 installed on your computer, please uninstall it before installing the latest version. ADMS-Screen 3 is supplied on a CD ROM and comes complete with an installation program. If your computer runs Windows NT, 2000 or XP, log on as local administrator before installing. To install, insert the CD into the CD drive on your computer. The installation program should automatically start. If it doesn’t, locate the CD drive in Explorer and double-click on the file setup.exe to begin installation. Follow the instructions shown on the screen as the installation procedure continues. A default directory for installation is chosen by the installation program. Use the Browse... button if you want to install in a different directory which already exists or type in the name of a new directory you want to create. A separate licence file is provided on a floppy disk. This file contains the unique licence number and information for each customer. The file is called ascreen3.lic and should be placed in the directory in which you have installed ADMS-Screen 3. February 2004 6 Section Two: Getting Started 2.3 Getting around the interface 2.3.1 Mouse buttons Unless otherwise stated, mouse instructions refer to the left button. If the mouse options have been used to reverse the mapping (e.g. because you are left-handed), the right mouse button should be used instead. 2.3.2 Keyboard access All mouse instructions in this manual can be reproduced using keystrokes. A brief guide to these keystrokes is given in Figure 2.2 Moving the cursor between data entry boxes TAB Moves the cursor forward through data entry boxes or buttons SHIFT + TAB Moves the cursor backwards through data entry boxes and buttons Entering data into a box DELETE Deletes the character immediately to the right of the cursor BACKSPACE Deletes the character immediately to the left of the cursor Å arrow Moves the cursor one space to the left in the current box Æ arrow Moves the cursor one space to the right in the current box SHIFT + arrow Begins highlighting characters in the direction of the arrow (see above) Highlighted text DELETE (Type) Radio buttons Å arrow Æ arrow Deletes all highlighted characters Typing text replaces the highlighted text with new text Moves the cursor up through the radio buttons for the current item Moves the cursor down through the radio buttons for the current item Figure 2.2 – Keystrokes to enable you to move through the ADMSScreen 3 interface February 2004 7 Section Two: Getting Started Access Keys Also known as shortcut keys, these are combinations of keys that perform some of the main commands. For example, menu commands that have one letter underlined are accessible by typing ALT and the underlined letter together. For example, the menu command OPEN may be input by typing ALT + F for FILE and then ALT + O. February 2004 8 Section Three: Running the Model SECTION THREE: RUNNING THE MODEL 3.1 Input Windows All data are entered via the main Data screen of the interface. Buildings data are entered from a sub-screen of the Data screen. 3.2 Data Screen Parameters The Data input window is shown in Figure 3.1. The toolbar may be hidden or reinstated by selecting Preferences….Toolbar from the File menu. Figure 3.1 Data input screen Below is a complete list of the input parameters to be entered. 3.2.1 Project Name Here a title for the run may be entered. This will be recorded in the log file of the model run. February 2004 9 Section Three: Running the Model 3.2.2 Source Data The numerical parameters may be integer or real. (i) Height of source above ground The height of the exit point of the source above the local ground level, for example the height of the top of a chimney. Minimum Maximum = 0 metres = 2000 metres (ii) Internal diameter of source The internal diameter of the source (used in the plume rise calculations). Minimum = 0 metres Maximum = 100 metres (iii) Temperature of emission Temperature of the outflow. Minimum = 0°C Maximum = 2000°C 3.2.3 Outflow The user may specify either the volume flow rate or the vertical velocity of emission and selects one or the other by clicking the radio buttons. Values are at release temperature and actual pressure, not at 'normal’ temperature and pressure. The numerical parameters may be integer or real. (i) Volume flow rate The total volume flow rate of the emission (i.e. pollutants and air) in actual m3/s. Minimum = 0 m3/s Maximum = 10,000 m3/s (ii) Vertical velocity at source The vertical exit velocity of the emission. Minimum = 0 m/s Maximum = 100 m/s If the outflow rate is set to zero, no plume rise calculations will be performed. 3.2.4 Emissions Data Here the user selects the pollutants for which concentrations will be calculated. The emission rate in g/s is entered as a real or integer value. Output will be given for all pollutants with a non-zero emission rate. The name of the ‘User defined’ pollutant at the bottom of the pollutants table may February 2004 10 Section Three: Running the Model be edited by the user. The other pollutant names cannot be changed by the user. The units in which the output will be given are also specified here. The selected units will only be used for short term output and General long term output (see Section 3.2.7). The concentration of most of the pollutants can be given in ng/m3, µg/m3, mg/m3, ppb or ppm. Note, however, that output cannot be given in ppb or ppm for particulates, NOx, lead or the user-defined pollutant. Output for comparison with AQS and EU limits is automatically given in the units in which the limit is expressed. 3.2.5 Source Location The user selects the meteorological data set used for long term calculations from a list of regions according to the location of the source, by clicking the radio buttons. For details of the meteorological data sets, see §6.1. The surface roughness is the characteristic roughness length of the source surroundings. Pressing the help button to the left of this box lists suggested values of surface roughness as a function of land use. Clicking on any of the values has the effect of selecting that value, or the user may enter his or her chosen value in the box. Minimum = 10-6 metres Maximum = 10 metres 3.2.6 Building Effects The user may consider the effect of a single building on the dispersion. To select this option, click the check box so that a tick appears and the Define button becomes black. The Building parameters are entered in the Building Definition window which appears when the Define button is clicked, see §3.3. 3.2.7 Output Here the type of output required and the output domain are specified. Short term If short term output is selected, concentrations at points downstream of the source are calculated for a range of meteorological conditions (see §6.1). Long term There are three options for long term calculations. If AQS or EU are selected, concentrations will be calculated for comparison with the UK’s Air Quality Strategy objectives or EU limits, for each selected pollutant. A full list of the limits and guidelines considered is given in Appendix 1, and is also accessible from the drop-down Limits menu in the interface. If General output is selected, the long term average concentration and up to two user defined February 2004 11 Section Three: Running the Model percentiles will be calculated for each selected pollutant. Any combination of these three options can be chosen. Maximum downstream distance The output domain is defined by entering the maximum downstream distance from the source, Xmax, in metres. For short term calculations, output is given at 25 downstream points (i.e. under the plume centreline) at ground level, equally spaced between the source and Xmax. For long term concentrations, output is given on a regular Cartesian grid of 21 by 21 points, with the x-axis aligned from west to east and the y-axis aligned from south to north. The grid is centred on the source, at ground level, extending a distance Xmax from the source in each direction. Minimum = 10 metres Maximum = 105 metres 3.3 Building Definition Window This window is shown in Figure 3.2. The user should model a building or buildings as one idealised cuboid. This is a simplified treatment for more than one building, which could be modelled more completely by another program, such as ADMS 3. The user is not allowed to enter into the model details of a source-building configuration with the source inside the building. Figure 3.2 Building Definition Window February 2004 12 Section Three: Running the Model 3.3.1 Building Parameters All the parameters may be integer or real. 0X points towards the east and 0Y towards the north, with the source at (0,0). See Figure 3.3. (i) X co-ordinate of the centre of the building X co-ordinate of the centre of the building, relative to the source which is located at (0,0) Minimum = -1000 m Maximum = 1000 m Default = 0m (ii) Y co-ordinate of the centre of the building Y co-ordinate of the centre of the building, relative to the source which is located at (0,0) Minimum = -1000 m Maximum = 1000 m Default = 0m (iii) Effective height of the building (m) The user should decide an appropriate value. Figure 3.4 shows a cautious approach. Minimum = 0 m Maximum = 500 m Default =0m (iv) Effective length of the building (m) Length of the building (not necessarily larger than the width). Minimum = 0 m Maximum = 1000 m Default = 0m (v) Effective width of the building (m) Width of the building (not necessarily smaller than the length). Minimum = 0 m Maximum = 1000 m Default = 0m (vi) Angle made by the Length to North (°) Angle between the building length and 0Y, measured clockwise. The length is not necessarily the longest side of the building, but is the side defined as the length in the Buildings screen. Minimum = 0 ° Maximum = 360 ° February 2004 13 Section Three: Running the Model Figure 3.3 Definition of building parameters February 2004 14 Section Three: Running the Model Figure 3.4 February 2004 Effective height of building 15 Section Three: Running the Model 3.4 Saving the data and running the model Before running the model the data must be saved as an *.SPL file. To save the data select Save As from the File menu. You will be asked to specify a name and location for the *.SPL file. To run the model, select Run from the File menu. During the run, messages are displayed in a run window (Figure 3.5). Figure 3.6 shows the message displayed at the end of the run. To exit the run window, click on ‘Yes’. To scroll back and read the messages displayed during the run, click ‘No’. Figure 3.5 Run window Figure 3.6 Message displayed at the end of a run February 2004 16 Section Four: Output SECTION FOUR: OUTPUT 4.1 Description of output files The output files can be opened in a text editor or spreadsheet directly from the interface, by selecting Numerical results from the Results menu. The editor or spreadsheet in which the results will be displayed by default can be changed by selecting Preferences….Viewing Output from the File menu. 4.1.1 *.CSV (Short term output) This file gives the short term concentrations of each pollutant at each downstream distance for a range of atmospheric stabilities. For details of the meteorological conditions, see §6.1. The file is in comma-separated format and can be viewed using a spreadsheet such as Excel, or a text editor. At the start of the file, all the modelled pollutants are listed. The pollutant emission rates, output units, and a factor for conversion between g/m3 and the output units (for internal use by the interface) are also given. Tables of output for each pollutant follow, with downstream distance in metres and concentration data in the specified output units in the columns. The data may be viewed graphically using the line plotting facility (see §4.2.1). 4.1.2 *.SCN (Long term output) This file contains long term concentration data, for comparison with AQS and EU limits and guidelines, or specified by the user using the General output option. A separate set of concentration data is given for comparison with each AQS or EU limit, and for each General output option selected. This means that there may be some duplication of results. For example, if modelling NO2 with AQS and EU selected, the annual average concentrations of NO2 will be given twice since both sets of limits include a limit on annual average NO2 concentrations. A full numbered list of the long term output datasets is given in the *.LOG file. The file is in comma-separated format. The data is in landscape format, with x co-ordinates arranged horizontally and y co-ordinates vertically. This enables the user to visualise how the concentration varies over the domain, and is in a suitable format from which to create contour plots in a spreadsheet such as Excel (see §4.2.2). February 2004 17 Section Four: Output 4.1.3 *.GLT (Long term output) This file is for use by the contour plotting link to Surfer. It contains the same long term concentration data as the *.SCN file (see §4.1.2), in a column format suitable for contour plotting in Surfer. See §4.2.3 for information on using the contour plotting link. 4.1.4 *.MAX (Worst case concentrations) This file contains information on the worst case short and long term concentrations. Firstly tables of the maximum short term concentrations, if calculated, and the downstream distances at which they occur for each meteorological condition are given for each pollutant. Next a table of the maximum long term concentrations, if calculated, is given. This lists the maximum concentrations and the output points where they occur for each long term output dataset, alongside the appropriate limit values, so it is easy to see at a glance whether any of the limits have been exceeded. The long term concentrations are calculated using around 600 meteorological conditions (see §6.1). At the end of the *.MAX file, details of the condition resulting in the highest concentrations are given. The wind speed and direction, surface heat flux, boundary layer height and a short description of the met conditions (e.g. ‘neutral’, or ‘very convective’) are listed, along with the concentration of each pollutant for this condition. 4.1.5 *.LOG (Log file) The log file contains a summary of the data entered into the model, and the date and time at which the run started and ended at the top and bottom of the file. February 2004 18 Section Four: Output 4.2 Graphical output 4.2.1 Line plotting facility The ADMS-Screen 3 line plotting facility displays the short term concentrations given in the *.CSV file as graphs of concentration against downstream distance. It is accessed by clicking on the Graphics tab in the interface (Figure 4.1). To plot a graph, select a *.CSV file, then select one pollutant and the meteorological conditions. Results for more than one meteorological condition can be plotted on the same graph. Click on Plot graph to create and view the graph (Figure 4.2). The type of axes (logarithmic or linear), scale, captions etc may be altered using the Graph Setup option. Clicking on Show graph displays the last graph created. To return to the interface click Close. Figure 4.1 Line plotting interface February 2004 19 Section Four: Output Figure 4.2 Graph screen 4.2.2 Contour plotting in Excel The long term concentration data given in the *.SCN file is in a format suitable for contour plotting in Excel. To create a contour plot, open the *.SCN file in Excel as a comma-separated file. Locate the data to be plotted, and select all the data, including the row of x co-ordinates and column of y co-ordinates (Figure 4.3). Then select Insert….Chart and follow the steps in the Chart Wizard, selecting Surface for the chart type and Contour for the chart subtype. An example contour plot is shown in Figure 4.4. The contour levels may be changed by double-clicking on the chart legend to display the Format Legend screen, then choosing the Scale tab. The colours may also be edited, by double-clicking on the squares of colour in the chart legend, to display the Format Legend Key screen. February 2004 20 Section Four: Output Figure 4.3 Selecting data from a *.SCN file for contour plotting in Excel February 2004 21 Section Four: Output CHIMNEY.SCN: 98th percentile concentrations of NO2 (ug/m3) Y= 1000 Y= 800 Y= 600 Y= 400 Y= 200 Y= 0 24-28 20-24 16-20 12-16 8-12 4-8 0-4 Y= -200 Y= -400 Y= -600 Y= -800 Y= -1000 X= -1000 X= -800 X= -600 X= -400 X= -200 X= 0 X= 200 X= 400 X= 600 X= 800 X= 1000 Figure 4.4 Example Excel contour plot February 2004 22 Section Four: Output 4.2.3 Contour plotting link to Surfer The ADMS-Screen 3 contour plotting link displays the long term concentrations given in the *.GLT file (see §4.1.2 and §4.1.3) as contour plots using the program Surfer. Surfer may be purchased through CERC. The contour plotting facility is accessed by selecting Contour plotting from the drop-down Results menu. The interface is shown in Figure 4.5. To create a contour plot, select a *.GLT file then select a dataset to plot. The pollutant name, concentration level (e.g. 99.9th percentile, annual average), units and averaging time for each dataset are displayed in the Dataset screen. Each dataset also has an index number referring to the limit against which the results should be compared. The limits are listed in the *.LOG file. After selecting a dataset, click Plot. Surfer will first grid the data and store it in a *.GRD file. Then click OK to display the plot. An example plot is shown in Figure 4.6. The title of the plot is automatically generated from the *.GLT file name and the data displayed in the Dataset screen. For further details on using Surfer to create and edit contour plots, see Appendix C. Figure 4.5 Contour plotting interface February 2004 23 Section Four: Output c:\progra~1\admssc~3\CHIMNEY.glt 1 NO2 Annual average µg/m³ - 1hr 1000 800 600 1.40 400 1.20 Metres 200 1.00 0 0.80 -200 0.60 -400 0.40 -600 0.20 -800 -1000 -1000 -800 -600 -400 -200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Metres Figure 4.6 Example Surfer contour plot February 2004 24 Section Five: Examples SECTION FIVE: EXAMPLES Two example *.SPL files are supplied with ADMS-Screen 3, chimney.SPL and build.SPL, and these are discussed below. 5.1 Simple example stack chimney.SPL Figure 5.1 Data screen for chimney.SPL Figure 5.1 shows the completed Data screen for the example of a stack with no building effects. The worst case results file chimney.MAX shows that the maximum short term concentrations of 174µg/m3 for NO2 and 313µg/m3 for SO2 occur for met condition A. Plotting the results shows the variation in concentration over the different conditions (Figure 5.2). The worst case long term concentrations table shows that the AQS 2005 objective for the 99.9th percentile of SO2 (266µg/m3) is predicted to be exceeded; the maximum value is 274µg/m3. Figure 5.3 shows a contour plot of the 99.9th percentile concentration of SO2. The 266µg/m3 contour is marked, showing that there is only a small region where the limit value is exceeded. The limits for NO2 are not exceeded. February 2004 25 Section Five: Examples Figure 5.2 Downstream concentrations of SO2 for chimney.SPL February 2004 26 Section Five: Examples c:\progra~1\admssc~3\CHIMNEY.glt 11 SO2 99.9th percentile µg/m³ - 900s 1000 800 600 400 266.00 200 Metres 200.00 0 150.00 -200 -400 100.00 -600 50.00 -800 -1000 -1000 -800 -600 -400 -200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Metres Figure 5.3 99.9th percentile concentrations of SO2 for example.spl February 2004 27 Section Five: Examples 5.2 Stack with building effects build.SPL ADMS-Screen 3 can model the effect of one rectangular building on the dispersion. Figure 5.4 shows the completed Building Definition menu for the example build.SPL. Figure 5.4 Building Definition window for build.SPL The worst case concentrations output file build.MAX shows that the maximum short term concentrations occur under very convective conditions. The long term results show that several of the limits are predicted to be exceeded. The highest hourly average concentrations of 317µg/m3 for SO2 and 198µg/m3 for NO2 occur under convective conditions. February 2004 28 Section Six: Technical Summary SECTION SIX: TECHNICAL SUMMARY 6.1 Meteorological data For short term concentrations, seven meteorological conditions corresponding to a wide range of stability conditions are used. These are independent of the location selected in the interface, as the purpose of the short term results is to give an indication of the range of predicted concentrations for different meteorological conditions. A wind direction of 270° (i.e. wind from the west) is used. Table 6.1 gives details of the seven conditions, which correspond approximately to Pasquill-Gifford stability categories A-G. For long term concentrations, one of a number of prepared meteorological data files is used, depending on the location selected by the user. Further details of the datasets are given in Appendix B. The files each contain around 600 meteorological conditions and associated frequencies of occurrence, covering 12 wind directions (0° to 330° in steps of 30°) and a range of stabilities. The data files are created by analysing 10-year statistical datasets supplied by the UK Met Office and combining similar conditions while ensuring that the conditions likely to produce the highest concentrations are retained. February 2004 29 Section Six: Technical Summary Pasquill Fθ0 h Stability 1. 113 1300 vC A 2. 84 900 C B 5. 74 850 sC C 5. 0 800 N D 3. -10 400 sS E 2. -6 100 S F 1. -0.6 100 vS G U Category* Table 6.1 Meteorological conditions for short term calculations *Approximate equivalent Pasquill stability category. U = wind speed (m/s) Fθ0 = surface heat flux (W/m2) h = boundary layer height (m) Stability: S stable N neutral C convective s slightly v very February 2004 30 Section Six: Technical Summary 6.2 Parameterisation of the boundary layer In ADMS the boundary layer is characterised by the boundary layer height h and the Monin-Obukhov length LMO, not by a Pasquill-Gifford stability category. The Monin-Obukhov length is defined as − u*3 LMO = κ gFθ 0 / (ρ c p T0 ) (6.2) where u* is friction velocity at the earth’s surface, κ (=0.4) is the von Karman constant, g is the acceleration due to gravity, Fθ0 surface heat flux, ρ and cp are respectively the density and specific heat capacity of air and T0 the near surface temperature. In unstable or convective conditions, the Monin-Obukhov length is negative. Then, the magnitude of the length is a measure of the height above the ground above which convective turbulence that is, turbulent motions caused by convective motions, is more important than mechanical turbulence generated by friction at the earth’s surface. In stable conditions the Monin-Obukhov length is positive. Then it is a measure of the height above the ground above which vertical turbulent motion is greatly inhibited by the stable stratification. This approach to boundary layer stability, whereby the boundary layer structure is defined in terms of two variables, z/LMO and z/h, supersedes the Pasquill-Gifford formulation, and differs crucially from it in allowing the variation of boundary layer properties with height to be included. 6.2.1 Boundary Layer Structure ADMS calculates boundary layer variables, Table 6.3, at different heights. Vertical profiles are expressed as functions of z/LMO and z/h and have been derived from experimental data. These functions are, in turn, called by other modules. Plume spread parameters σy and σz are calculated using the boundary layer variables and hence vary with source and plume height. This contrasts with the approach in models which use Pasquill categories in which values of σy and σz are obtained from measured profiles of σy and σz. February 2004 31 Section Six: Technical Summary U(z), dU/dz, d2U/dz2 Mean wind and derivatives of mean wind speed σu(z), σv(z), σw(z) Root mean square (r.m.s.) turbulent velocities Λv(z), Λw(z) Turbulent length scales ε(z) Energy dissipation rate TL(z) Langrangian time scale N(z) Buoyancy frequency T(z) Temperature ρ(z) Density Table 6.3 Boundary layer variables February 2004 32 Section Six: Technical Summary 6.3 Mean concentration calculations 6.3.1 Dispersion Parameters Field experiments and research have shown that the way dispersion parameters, σy and σz vary with downwind distance from a point source depends on the state of the atmospheric boundary layer, the boundary layer height (h), the height of the source (zs) and the height of the plume as it grows downwind. This approach is in contrast to older methods described in NRPB report R91 and used in the model ISC, in which the effect of the source height is not taken into account when calculating the width and depth of the plume. There is no general theory or even generally accepted semi-empirical expression that describes the dispersion from source at all heights within the boundary layer (0 < zs < h), in all conditions of the atmospheric stability and over the complete range of distances from the source extending to about 30km downwind. In developing ADMS the approach adopted is first to use formulae that have been developed and broadly accepted for specific ranges of the parameters zs/h, h/LMO (stability) and x/h (downwind distance). Interpolation formulae have then been constructed to cover the whole range. 6.3.2 The Stable and Neutral Boundary Layer All the turbulence in the stable boundary layer is mechanically generated i.e. there is no generation of turbulence due to convective motions. Usually, the level of turbulence decreases with height, as the relative effects of stratification increase, although it can be enhanced by wave motions at the top of the boundary layer. (The effect of wave motions is not considered by ADMS.) Concentration distribution The distribution of the concentration profile is a Gaussian plume with reflections at the ground and the inversion layer. C= Qs 2π σ y σ z U e - y 2 / 2 σ y2 { e- ( z - z s ) 2 / 2 σ z2 + e- ( z + z s ) 2 / 2 σ z2 (6.4) + e- ( z + 2 h - February 2004 2 zs ) / 2 σ z 2 + e- ( z - 2 h + z s 2 ) / 2σ z 2 + e- ( z - 2 h - 2 zs ) / 2 σ z 2 } 33 Section Six: Technical Summary Plume Spread parameters σz, the vertical dispersion parameter at the mean height of the plume, zm, is linked directly to the vertical component of turbulence, σw, and the travel time from the source, t, by the relationship. 1 N 2t2 σ z = σ wt 2 + 1 + 2 Nt b −1 / 2 (6.5) where N and σw are the buoyancy frequency and r.m.s. vertical turbulent velocity zm. The factor b ensures a smooth transition between the solution for surface releases and elevated releases. The transverse dispersion parameter, σy, is given by σ 2y = σ 2y + σ 2y . t (6.6) w In stable flows, h/LMO > 1, ( σ y = σ v t 1 + ( 15.6 )1/3 u* t L MO / h2 t ) - 1/ 2 (6.7) and in neutral flows, -0.3 ≤ h/LMO ≤ 1.0. ( σ y = σ v t 1 + ( 15.6 )1/ 3 u* t /h t ) - 1/ 2 (6.8) The spreading due to turbulence σyt is assumed to become linear with respect to time t when h/LMO is large, i.e. in very stable flows. The spread due to variations in mean wind direction, σyw is equal to σθx. σθ, the standard deviation of the mean wind direction, is calculated by the met pre-processor using the following expression: σ θ = 0.065 February 2004 7 T / U 10 (6.9) 34 Section Six: Technical Summary T is the averaging time in hours and U10 is the mean wind speed at a height of 10m. Near-field to far-field transition In neutral conditions the part of the plume which does not have sufficient momentum or buoyancy to penetrate the top of the boundary layer is effectively confined within the boundary layer, because material reaching the top of the layer is reflected downwards. Sufficiently far from the source, after parts of the plume have been reflected at the ground and at the top of the boundary layer, the vertical variation in concentration of the pollutant is so small as to be negligible. This occurs approximately at the downwind distance where σz ≈ h (in fact, where σz =1.5h). Downwind of this point the plume is considered to grow horizontally as a vertical wedge as if from a uniform line source, height h, rather than as a cone, so the variation with z in equation (6.4) is ignored. 6.3.3 The Convective Boundary Layer Field experiments of diffusion from elevated sources in the convective boundary layer have confirmed earlier laboratory and computational studies that the form of the vertical profiles of concentration are skewed and significantly nonGaussian. This changes the distribution of concentration and is important for evaluating maximum ground level concentrations from elevated releases. Concentration distribution In the convective boundary layer (CBL) the probability distribution of the vertical velocity and, hence, the concentration distribution is non-Gaussian, or skewed. The non-Gaussian distribution ensures that, for elevated sources, the height within the plume at which the concentration is a maximum descends as the plume moves downwind, whilst the plume mean height ascends. After the height of the maximum concentration reaches the ground it can rise again. The concentration is calculated as a weighted sum of two contributions; firstly CCBL the value of the concentration per unit source strength from the convective model, and secondly CNBL the value of concentration per unit source strength derived from equation (8.3.1) for the neutral-stable layer. For the transition from CBL to neutral boundary layer (NBL) (h/LMO > -0.3), we let the concentration C be given by: h + C NBL C = Qs C CBL LMO February 2004 / 1 + h LMO (6.10) 35 Section Six: Technical Summary Spread Parameters The transverse dispersion parameter σy is calculated in two parts, the first for dispersion due to convection σyc, the second due to mechanically driven turbulence σyn c c t 0.75 1 / 3 w* h t (15.6 )1 / 3 u* h σ y = σ v t 1 + n m −1 / 2 σ y = σ v t 1 + (6.11) −1 / 2 (6.12) σvc and σvm are the r.m.s. (root mean square) horizontal velocities due to convection and mechanically driven turbulence respectively. An additional term σyw is included to allow for the variation in the wind direction, and is the same as that given in equation (6.11) The total transverse spread is given by σ y2 = σ y2 + σ y2 + σ y2 n c w* (6.13) For the vertical spread σz, the skewed nature of the probability distribution function for the vertical turbulent velocity w lead to the definition of σw+ and σw- for the upwards and downwards velocities. Then σ z+ = σ z _ = σ w _ t and σ w− t are defined and used in the calculation of CCBL, the concentration profile. Near-field to far-field transition The transition to a far-field model, where the source is equivalent to a line source of height h, and uniform strength is assumed to occur when σz =1.5h. February 2004 36 Section Six: Technical Summary 6.4 Plume Rise Module The Plume Rise Module predicts the rise trajectory and enhanced dilution of a continuous emission of hot gaseous material. The underlying theory uses an integral model, and includes penetration of inversions. It takes into account the effect of plume buoyancy and momentum in generating plume rise. Integral conservation equations are solved for the fluxes of mass, momentum and heat, assuming the plume to be a continuous, bent-over cone of circular cross-section across which plume properties velocity, density etc. are uniform, i.e. a “top-hat” profile. Entrainment of ambient air takes place due to the plume's motion relative to its environment and to atmospheric turbulence. The external velocity and temperature fields may vary with height. Figure 6.14 Plume Rise Model The Plume Rise Module is initialised from source conditions: exit diameter and emission velocity or volume flow rate and temperature or density. The equations are then solved numerically by the method of Runge-Kutta using a variable internal time-step. February 2004 37 Section Six: Technical Summary 6.5 Building Effects Module The building effects module is used to calculate the dispersion of pollution from sources near large structures, out to a distance of about 60 building heights. The ADMS model of building effects has the following features: (1) The building is defined by the user in terms of its height, length, width and orientation. For each wind direction the building is modelled as an effective wind-aligned building. The along-wind and streamwise dimensions are determined from the dimensions of the building. (2) The disturbed flow field consists of a recirculating flow region or cavity in the lee of the building, with a diminishing turbulent wake downwind. (3) Concentrations within the well-mixed recirculating flow region are uniform and based upon the fraction of the release which is entrained. (4) Concentrations further downwind are the sum of those from two plumes: a ground-level plume from the recirculating flow region and an elevated plume from the non-entrained remainder. The turbulent wake reduces plume height and increases turbulent spread. (5) The concentration is set to zero within the user defined building. The building effects module interacts with the rest of ADMS, using the underlying concentration profiles, but with modified plume height and plume spread. The stages in the analysis of building effects are illustrated in Figure 6.15. February 2004 38 Section Six: Technical Summary Figure 6.15 Stages in the analysis 6.5.1 Stack Induced Downwash The algorithm used to predict stack tip downwash is described in the following section. It is only used in the model if the building effects module is used. February 2004 39 Section Six: Technical Summary The flow field and pressure field around a stack can influence the plume rise of the emission by reducing the mean height of the plume just downwind of emission. Only releases of relatively small upward momentum are affected, since all other emissions rise rapidly away from the zone of influence. Effective Stack Height Algorithm The algorithm employed is that used in many other models and applies to point sources only. If the emission velocity ratio, wS/UH, is less than 1.5, the source height is corrected (reduced) by ∆zS ∆zS = = 2.(wS/UH) -1.5}.DS 0 when wS/UH < 1.5 when wS/UH > 1.5 Terminology: DS outside diameter of stack UH approach flow speed at height of stack top wS emission speed ∆zS correction to stack height If wS/UH > 1.5 the correction is not applied, ie the effect of downwash is ignored. It is also not applied if the stack diameter is greater than 25% of the building height. However, it is not a model of building induced downwash, and should not be used as such. 6.5.2 Limitations of the building effects module (i) The buildings module is based on experiments in which there was one dominant site building and several smaller surrounding buildings less important for dispersion (ii) The module has been adapted to handle thin buildings i.e. buildings or height greater than 3 times the building width or length. (iii) The stack downwash algorithm is quite widely used in dispersion models although it has never been adequately evaluated. (iv) The stack downwash algorithm is only intended for use with stack emissions, though it could be applied, at the user's discretion, to other cases, such as cooling tower plumes. February 2004 40 Section Six: Technical Summary (v) February 2004 Strictly speaking, the stack should be circular in cross section, though again it could be applied, at the user's discretion to other cases, such as stacks of square cross section. 41 Section Six: Technical Summary 6.6 Statistics: Long term average and percentiles Statistical meteorological data are supplied with the wind direction ‘binned’ into 30 degree sectors. For example, a wind direction of 90° in the dataset could correspond to any measured wind direction between 75° and 105°. To account for this, each 30° sector is split into five intervals of 6° and a separate set of concentrations is calculated for each of the five wind directions. For example, for the sector centred on 90°, the five wind directions would be 78°, 84°, 90°, 96° and 102°. The frequency of each meteorological condition is split evenly between the five wind directions. For each meteorological condition and wind direction and associated frequency ƒ, (normalised by dividing the sum of the frequencies), the concentration at each point is calculated, say C(x,y,z). Then the long term mean concentration at that point, Cmean(x,y,z) is given by the sum of Cƒ over all the met conditions. To calculate the concentration at each point corresponding to a specified percentile p at ground level, say Cp(x,y,z), the values of C(x,y,z,) at one point for each combination of meteorological variables are considered along with their normalised frequency of occurrence ƒ. First of all the concentration values are arranged in descending order (i.e. highest at the beginning, lowest at the end) and the values of ƒ rearranged accordingly. Then, starting at the highest concentration, the frequencies are summed until their cumulative value is p/100. February 2004 42 Section Six: Technical Summary 6.7 Calculation of concentrations for comparison with limit values ADMS-Screen 3 calculates long term concentrations for direct comparison with UK Air Quality Strategy and EU limit values. These are listed in a separate document accessible from the user interface. The limits are mostly expressed as annual averages, or as percentiles of hourly average concentrations. However, a few refer to percentiles of concentrations averaged over periods less than or greater than 1 hour. All the short term concentrations calculated by ADMS-Screen 3 are hourly average concentrations. This leads to a conservative estimate of the concentrations averaged over longer periods. To estimate the 15 minute average concentration for comparison with the UK Air Quality Strategy objective for SO2 (99.9th percentile of 15 minute averages), the hourly average concentration is multiplied by a constant factor of 1.34. Use of this factor is suggested in the Environment Agency report ‘Guidance for Estimating the Air Quality Impact of Stationary Sources’ (ref. 8). No adjustment is made to the downstream position of the maximum concentration. February 2004 43 Appendix A: Limits and Guidelines APPENDIX A: LIMITS AND GUIDELINES A list of the UK Air Quality Strategy objectives and EU limits and guidelines included in ADMS Screen 3 is shown in Table A.1. This information is also accessible directly from the interface, by clicking on the Limits menu. Table A.1 Pollutant Limits and Objectives included in ADMS-Screen 3 UK Air Quality Strategy (AQS) Objective 2005 Objective 2005 Objective 2000 Objective 2000 Objective 2004 Objective 2004 Objective 2005 Objective 2004 Objective 2004 Objective 2003 Objective 2003 Objective 2003 Objective 2004 Objective 2008 Pollutant NO2 NO2 NOx SO2 SO2 SO2 SO2 PM10 PM10 CO Benzene 1,3-Butadiene Lead Lead Title Value Units Annual average 40 µg/m3 18 exceedences of the hourly average (99.8th percentile) 200 µg/m3 Annual average (ecosystems and vegetation) 30 µg/m3 Annual average (ecosystems and vegetation) 20 µg/m3 24 exceedences of the hourly average (99.7th percentile) 350 µg/m3 3 exceedences of the 24 hour average (99.2th percentile) 125 µg/m3 35 exceedences of the 15 minute average (99.9th percentile) 266 µg/m3 Annual average 40 µg/m3 35 exceedences of the 24 hour average (90th percentile) 50 µg/m3 100th percentile 8 hour average (running) 11.6 mg/m3 Annual average (running) 16.25 µg/m3 Annual average (running) 2.25 µg/m3 Annual average 0.5 µg/m3 Annual average 0.25 µg/m3 Pollutant NO2 NO2 NOx SO2 SO2 SO2 PM10 PM10 PM10 PM10 Lead Title Annual average Hourly average (12 exceedences) Annual average Annual average (ecosystems) 99.7th percentile of hourly averages 99.2th percentile of 24 hour averages Annual average (PM10) 90th percentile 24 hour average (PM10, 35 exceedences) Annual average (PM2.5) 96th percentile 24 hour average (PM2.5, 14 exceedences) Annual average (health) EU Limit 2010 Limit - current Limit 2000 Limit 2000 Limit -current Limit 2005 Limit - current Limit - current Limit - current Limit - current Limit - current February 2004 Value Units 40 µg/m3 200 µg/m3 30 µg/m3 20 µg/m3 500 µg/m3 125 µg/m3 45 µg/m3 50 µg/m3 30 µg/m3 40 µg/m3 0.5 µg/m3 44 Appendix B: Meteorological Data APPENDIX B: METEOROLOGICAL DATA As described in Section 6.1, the meteorological datasets used for long term calculations are created by analysing 10-year statistical meteorological datasets supplied by the UK Met Office. These 10-year datasets are in turn produced from observed meteorological data from measurement sites spread throughout the UK. Table B.1 gives details of the meteorological measurement site for each region. The latitude, surface roughness and height of the wind measurements are used by the model in processing the meteorological data. Note that the surface roughness given here is the value at the meteorological measurement site – the user should enter a value appropriate for the source site in the interface. Figures B.2 – B.7 show wind roses for each site. Region Site latitude (°) Site surface roughness (m) Wind measurement height (m) 10 Northern Ireland 54 0.2 Scotland 56 0.2 10 Northern England 53 0.25 10 Central England 52 0.25 10 East Anglia 52 0.2 10 Southern England 52 0.2 10 Table B.1 Measurement site data February 2004 45 Appendix B: Meteorological Data Figure B.2 Wind rose for Northern Ireland Figure B.3 February 2004 Wind rose for Scotland 46 Appendix B: Meteorological Data Figure B.4 Figure B.5 February 2004 Wind rose for Northern England Wind rose for Central England 47 Appendix B: Meteorological Data Figure B.6 Figure B.7 February 2004 Wind rose for East Anglia Wind rose for Southern England 48 Appendix C: Surfer Tips APPENDIX C: SURFER TIPS This appendix is intended as a quick guide to editing Surfer contour maps and adding features to them. This is not a comprehensive guide to all the features of the Surfer software package and it is recommended that users refer to the Surfer user manual when more detailed information is required. Creating a contour plot Contour plots in Surfer are generated via the ADMS-Screen 3 Contour Plotting interface, shown in Figure C.1 below. Figure C.1 ADMS-Screen 3 contour plotting interface Select the Dataset to plot and click on the Plot button. The ADMS-Screen output data is converted to a *.GRD file which is required for Surfer to produce the contour plot. The default name for the *.GRD file is the same as the *.SPL file it is associated with. Once the contour plot has been generated, the *.GRD file is no longer needed and may be overwritten when creating new plots. Click OK to confirm the *.GRD file name and display the contour plot. Note that Surfer always produces an initial plot, ‘Plot 1’, on starting up, with nothing in it. Your plot will be called ‘Plot 2’ by default. February 2004 49 Appendix C: Surfer Tips The plot can be saved as a *.SRF file. You may then return to it to edit it at any time to, for example, change the contour levels plotted or add text. An example plot is shown in Figure C.2. c:\progra~1\admssc~3\CHIMNEY.glt 1 NO2 Annual average µg/m³ - 1hr 1000 800 600 1.40 400 1.20 Metres 200 1.00 0 0.80 -200 0.60 -400 0.40 -600 0.20 -800 -1000 -1000 -800 -600 -400 -200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Metres Figure C.2 Example contour plot Editing features of the contour plot Editing contour levels By default, the contour plot will usually show around 8 contour levels. These will be coloured from yellow for the minimum contour level to red for the maximum contour level as shown in Figure C.2. The default contour levels are selected to match the data, but can be edited by the user. For example you may wish to plot a concentration level lower than the minimum shown in the contour plot or a particular range of levels. To do this, doubleclick on the contour map to show the screen in Figure C.3. February 2004 50 Appendix C: Surfer Tips Figure C.3 Surfer Contour Map editing screen To change the range of levels, click on the Level… button to specify regular intervals as shown in Figure C.4 and click on OK to return to Figure C.3 then click on OK again to apply the new range of levels to the contour plot. Figure C.4 Surfer Contour Levels editing screen This may change the colours of the filled contours to a grey/black scheme. The colours can also be edited, as outlined later. To edit the value of a particular level, double-click on that number in the Level… column and change the value to the one you want. To add a new contour level between two existing levels, click on the higher of the two levels and then click on the Add button. The new contour will be added half way between the selected contour and the one below it. The contour levels can be saved as a *.LVL file. Click on Save and save the level file with a unique name. This will not only save the contour levels but also the choice of colours, pattern of the filled contours, labels, line thickness and colour, label fonts etc. The new level file can then be applied to other contour plots so that comparisons can be made with results for different modelling scenarios. To do this, double-click February 2004 51 Appendix C: Surfer Tips on the new contour plots to enter the screen shown in Figure C.3 and click on the Load button, then select the particular *.LVL file required. Editing Contour Labels By default the label format is usually set to label contours with numbers up to two decimal places. If the numbers in the ADMS-Screen 3 output file are very small, then the contours will all be labelled 0.00 on the plot. It is a common mistake to think that there is a fault in the software but the solution is to change the labelling format. In Figure C.3 click on the Label… button to open the screen shown in Figure C.5. Figure C.5 Surfer Contour Labels editing screen Click on the Format… button to open the screen shown in Figure C.6. Figure C.6 Surfer Label Format editing screen Here the Label format is selected. The user can choose to add more decimal digits to the labels, or it may be more appropriate to choose the exponential format for very small numbers. Click on OK to return to Figure C.5. Click on Font… to open the screen shown in Figure C.7. February 2004 52 Appendix C: Surfer Tips Figure C.7 Surfer Text Attributes editing screen Here the user can choose the font style, colour and size for the contour labels. Editing the Filled Colours and Patterns To edit the colours and patterns of contour plots double –click on the contour plot to open the screen in Figure C.3. Click on the Fill… button to open the screen shown in Figure C.8. Figure C.8 Surfer Fill Spectrum editing screen Click on the Minimum coloured box to enter the screen shown in Figure C.9. Figure C.9 Surfer Fill Attributes editing screen In this Fill Attributes screen, the user can choose a colour for the minimum contour level. The pattern, which is solid by default, may also be edited. Click on OK and February 2004 53 Appendix C: Surfer Tips repeat for the maximum contour level. The result will be a ramp of colours ranging from the minimum to the maximum colour. Note that the Fill Contours box should be checked in Figure C.3 for the colours to show on the contour plot. Alternatively, the user can specify a unique colour for every contour level. Beneath the Fill… button in Figure C.3, the user can double click on each individual coloured box to open the screen of Figure C.9. A unique colour than then be chosen for each level. Editing the Colour Scale When a contour plot has filled colour contours, it is useful to include a colour scale on the plot. This is included by default when contour plots are generated from the ADMS-Screen Contour Plotting interface. Similar to the contour labels, the colour scale labels are also numbers up to two decimal places. To change the format of these labels double-click on the colour scale bar to open the screen shown in Figure C.10. Figure C.10 Surfer Colour Scale editing screen The label format and font can be changed in the same way as the contour line labels. February 2004 54 Appendix D: References APPENDIX D: REFERENCES 1. CERC 1998. ADMS 3 Technical Specification. 2. Carruthers D.J., Holroyd R.J., Hunt J.C.R., Weng W-S., Robins A.G., Apsley D.D., Thompson D.J. and Smith F.B. 1994. UK-ADMS: A new approach to modelling dispersion in the earth's atmospheric boundary layer. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 52 139-153. Elsevier Science B.V. 3. Carruthers D.J., Holroyd R.J., Hunt J.C.R., Weng W-S., Robins A.G., Apsley D.D., Smith F.B., Thomson D.J., and Hudson B.. 1991. UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling System. Proceedings of the 19th NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, September 1991, in Crete, Greece (Edited by Han van Dop and George Kallos). Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York. 4. J.C.R. Hunt, R.J. Holroyd, D.J. Carruthers, Robins A.G., Apsley D.D., Smith F.B. and Thomson D.J. 1990. Developments in Modelling Air Pollution for Regulatory Purposes Proceedings of the 18th NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, 1990, in Vancouver, Canada 5. McHugh C. A., Carruthers D. J. and Edmunds H. A. 1997 ADMS and ADMSUrban Workshop on Operational Short-range Atmospheric Dispersion Models for Environmental Impact Assessment in Europe, Mol, Nov. 1994, published in Int. J. Environment and Pollution Vol 8, Nos. 306, pp437-440 6. Robins A. G., Carruthers D. J. and McHugh C. A. 1997 The ADMS Building Effects Module Int. J. Environment and Pollution Vol 8, Nos. 3-6 7. F. Pasquill and Smith F. B. 1983. Atmospheric Diffusion: Study of the dispersion of windborne material from industrial and other sources. 3rd edition, Ellis Horwood Ltd, Chichester. 8. Environment Agency 1999. Guidance for Estimating the Air Quality Impact of Stationary Sources. February 2004 55