%0 Journal Article
%T A multilayer model to simulate rocket exhaust clouds
%A Davidson Martins Moreira
%A Leonardo Barboza Trindade
%A Gilberto Fisch
%A Marcelo Romero de Moraes
%J Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management
%D 2011
%I Institute of Aeronautics and Space
%X This paper presents the MSDEF (Modelo Simulador da Dispers o de Efluentes de Foguetes, in Portuguese) model, which represents the solution for time-dependent advection-diffusion equation applying the Laplace transform considering the Atmospheric Boundary Layer as a multilayer system. This solution allows a time evolution description of the concentration field emitted from a source during a release lasting time tr , and it takes into account deposition velocity, first-order chemical reaction, gravitational settling, precipitation scavenging, and plume rise effect. This solution is suitable for describing critical events relative to accidental release of toxic, flammable, or explosive substances. A qualitative evaluation of the model to simulate rocket exhaust clouds is showed.
%K Alcantara Launch Center
%K Advection-diffusion equation
%K Atmospheric dispersion
%U http://www.jatm.com.br/papers/vol3_n1/JATMv3n1_p41-52_A_multilayer_model_to_simulate_rocket_exhaust_clouds.pdf