Read the statements given below:(i) Values of the wind profile expone...
(a) For statement 4 and statement 2
According to Fick's law of diffusion,
It is assumed that the plume has a Gaussian distribution in both z (vertical) and y (horizontal) direction.
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Where,
C is the concentration of pollutant,
U is mean wind speed,
σy is the standard deviation of horizontal plume concentration, in the crosswind direction,
σx is the standard deviation of horizontal plume concentration, in the vertical direction,
H is effective stack height (m),
X is the downward distance along the plume mean centerline from a point source (m),
Y is crosswind distance from the centerline of the plume (m),
From the relation, we can see that the downwind concentration of air pollutants due to an elevated point source is not directly proportional to the wind speed.
Whereas it is inversely proportional to concentration.
Statement 4 is false and statement 2 is true.
(b) Category
A – Extremely unstable
B – Moderately unstable
C – Slightly unstable
D – Neutral
E – Slightly stable
F – Moderately Stable
For neutral (D) velocity > For very unstable (A),
The value of the wind profile exponent for the 'very unstable' atmosphere is smaller than the wind profile exponent for the 'neutral' atmosphere
Statement 4 is false whereas statement 1 is true.