Original scientific paper
3D SIMULATION OF THE DISPERSION IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT IN CASE OF AN EXPLOSION USING TESATEX PRE-PROCESSOR AND MICRO-SWIFT-SPRAY MODELLING SYSTEM
Patrick Armand
; Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique – Département Analyse, Surveillance, Environnement Bruyères-le-Châtel – 91 297 Arpajon CEDEX – France
Christophe Olry
; ARIA Technologies – 8-10, rue de la Ferme – 92 100 Boulogne-Billancourt – France
Armand Albergel
; ARIA Technologies – 8-10, rue de la Ferme – 92 100 Boulogne-Billancourt – France
Christophe Duchenne
; Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique – Département Analyse, Surveillance, Environnement Bruyères-le-Châtel – 91 297 Arpajon CEDEX – France
Abstract
TESATEX was developed to evaluate the source term generated by an open-air explosion with or without obstacles. It
lies on deeply modified SARRIM and HOTSPOT models. TESATEX can take account of the wind field influenced by buildings. It
was operated with Micro-SPRAY but could be run with any other dispersion model. Experimental validation of TESATEX and
Micro-SPRAY was successfully carried out using ‘Double Tracks’ in-field test measurements. Applications of TESATEX – Micro-
SWIFT-SPRAY modelling system are shown in the paper. Explosions of Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDD) or ‘dirty bombs’
have been simulated in Oklahoma City (downtown) and Paris (Concorde square district). The radiological pollutants dispersion is
strongly influenced by the streets network and the initial cloud configuration. Dispersion results have been post-processed to assess
the radiological impact of the considered hypothetical events.
Keywords
TESATEX; explosion; stabilized cloud; experimental validation; Micro-SWIFT-SPRAY; RDD; urban environment
Hrčak ID:
64241
URI
Publication date:
12.12.2008.
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