INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS FOR PROTECTIVE SCREENS OF VARIOUS FORMS ON AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION

Abstract

Problem statement. The task of evaluating the effectiveness of the use of protective screens of different geometric shapes to reduce the level of air pollution is considered. The data on the screen allow you to change the aerodynamics of the air flow and redirect the movement of polluted air away from the work areas in the other direction. The purpose of the article – study of the effectiveness of the use of protective screens of different geometric shapes to reduce the level of pollution, creation of a three-dimensional numerical model for the analysis of the effectiveness of the use of protective screens. Methodology. The method of physical experiment in laboratory conditions is used to analyze the effectiveness of screens of different geometric shapes. Three-dimensional equations of aerodynamics and mass transfer are used for mathematical modeling of impurity propagation in the presence of screens. The developed numerical model makes it possible to take into account the air flow velocity profile, atmospheric diffusion, the emission intensity of the impurity, the rate of gravitational sedimentation of the impurity in the air. For the numerical integration of the modeling equations of aerodynamics and mass transfer, finite-difference splitting schemes are used. Scientific novelty. Data on the effectiveness of the use of four protective screens, which differ in geometric shape, were obtained experimentally. Experimental data make it possible to carry out an initial assessment of the impact of various screens on reducing the level of pollution in working areas. A fast-calculating 3D numerical model was developed for solving problems of aerodynamics and mass transfer in relation to the problem of evaluating the effectiveness of the use of screens located in areas where atmospheric air pollution occurs. Practical significance. Experimental data make it possible to justify the choice of a protective screen near the highway or another area on the industrial site where the impurity emission takes place. A computer code was created on the basis of the developed mathematical model, which makes it possible to predict the intensity of air pollution in the presence of obstacles that change the aerodynamics and the direction of transport of impurities in the atmosphere. Conclusions. The results of the physical experiment allow us to imagine the regularities of the formation of areas of pollution near protective screens of different geometric shapes, the developed mathematical model allows us to estimate air pollution in areas where there are obstacles in the way of the movement of impurities. The results of physical and computational experiments are presented.