dc.contributor.author | Lonsdale, Chantelle | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-04T12:21:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-09-04T12:21:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-09-04 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15448 | |
dc.description.abstract | Nucleation and growth of particles in coal-fired power-plant plumes can greatly contribute to particle concentrations near source regions. Pollution-control technologies have been added to coal-fired power plants to reduce emissions of SO2 and NOX; however, their cumulative effects may be increasing in-plume particle production. Therefore, a quantitative understanding of in-plume particle production is needed to determine the implications of emission controls on the climate system.
Changes in particle production with changing emissions for coal-fired power plants are simulated using the SAM-TOMAS large-eddy simulation model. For the W.A. Parish power plant, the model predicts increased particle production due to the emissions control technologies. From this, a general understanding of particle production rate changes with NOX and SO2 emissions is plotted, and estimates of US coal-fired power plant production rate changes are created. Additional particle production mechanisms are discussed, in particular an exploration of particle production from ammonia slip of NOX emission controls. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.title | POLLUTION-CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES IN COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON AEROSOL NUCLEATION AND GROWTH IN EMISSIONS PLUMES | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2012-08-02 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Glen Lesins | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Randall Martin | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Randall Martin | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Jeffrey Pierce | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |