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Prediction of Ground Level Concentrations of Air Pollutants Using Gaussian Model, Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project, Kadapa, A.P., India

2014; Volume: 2; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.13189/eee.2014.020402

2331-6306

S. Anand Kumar Varma, M. Srimurali, Sunil Varma,

Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Pollutant dispersion model is the mathematical formulation to explain how pollutants from various sources disperse in the atmosphere.The mathematical equations can be solved by performing with computational programs, which simulate the dispersion of pollutant.These are used to predict the ground level concentration of air pollutants emitted from various sources.Major point sources air pollution are industries particularly Power plants.In India 70 percent of power generation is from thermal power plants.Combustion of coal is the main source for the emission of criteria pollutants.This project deals with the prediction of ground level concentration of primary pollutants by using Gaussian model at various receptor points from a point source of a thermal power project.The point source selected for this work is Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project, V.V.Reddy Nagar, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India with the generating capacity of 1050 MW., located 14042'52"N 78027'29"E.The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO).