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It is notable for including the step-by-step derivation of every equation presented in the book without using any highly advanced mathematics. | It is notable for including the step-by-step derivation of every equation presented in the book without using any highly advanced mathematics. | ||
The book is now ( | The book is now (2014) available only as a downloadable version in PDF format. | ||
==Subjects covered in the book== | ==Subjects covered in the book== | ||
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The subjects covered in the book include [[Air pollution dispersion terminology|atmospheric turbulence]] and [[Air pollution dispersion terminology|stability classes]], [[Air pollution dispersion modeling|buoyant pollution plume rise]], [[Air pollution dispersion modeling|Gaussian dispersion modeling]], time-averaged [[concentration]]s, [[wind ]] velocity profiles, fumigations, trapped plumes and [[Flare stack|flare stack]] plumes. All of the many constraints and assumptions involved in the basic equations are fully explained. | The subjects covered in the book include [[Air pollution dispersion terminology|atmospheric turbulence]] and [[Air pollution dispersion terminology|stability classes]], [[Air pollution dispersion modeling|buoyant pollution plume rise]], [[Air pollution dispersion modeling|Gaussian dispersion modeling]], time-averaged [[concentration]]s, [[wind ]] velocity profiles, fumigations, trapped plumes and [[Flare stack|flare stack]] plumes. All of the many constraints and assumptions involved in the basic equations are fully explained. | ||
The book includes a good many example calculations. More information, including the complete table of contents, is available on the Internet.<ref>[http://www.air-dispersion.com The publisher's website]</ref> | The book includes a good many example calculations. More information, including the complete table of contents, is available on the Internet.<ref>[http://www.air-dispersion.com The book publisher's website]</ref> | ||
==Book contents== | ==Book contents== | ||
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==Where the book is used== | ==Where the book is used== | ||
The book is used in universities, large industrial companies, engineering and construction companies, and consulting companies as well as individual consultants in | The book is used in universities, large industrial companies, engineering and construction companies, and consulting companies as well as individual consultants in 84 countries worldwide.<ref name=Interest>[http://www.air-dispersion.com/Interest.html Website page "Information Of Interest"] (A list of countries and libraries with copies of the book as well as a list of the citations to the book.)</ref> It is currently available in 233 libraries worldwide.<ref name=Interest/> | ||
It has been cited or referenced in | It has been cited or referenced more than 880 times in journal articles, conference proceedings and online websites as well as in 34 regulatory publications of state or national governmental agencies worldwide. It is or has been used as recommended reading or a textbook in 61 university courses worldwide.<ref name=Interest/> In addition, it is listed in the [http://openlibrary.org/works/OL1690837W/Fundamentals_of_Stack_Gas_Dispersion Open Library], the [http://www.librarything.com/work/10224301/details/62756189 LibraryThing], [http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/427696544 Goodreads], the [http://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/primo/fullcat/946624 Wageningen University Library], the [https://archive.org/details/FundamentalsOfStackGasDispersion_201411 Internet Archive], | ||
[http://www.citeulike.org/user/mbeychok/article/6344397 citeulike] and [https://researchgate.net/publication/270049842_Fundamentals_of_Stack_Gas_Dispersion ResearchGate]. | |||
==Book reviews== | ==Book reviews== | ||
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Excerpts from some published reviews of this book: | Excerpts from some published reviews of this book: | ||
* | *<span style="margin-left: 10px;">James P. Lodge (November 1995), "Book review", ''Atmospheric Environment'', Vol. 29, No. 22, p. 3397, ISSN 1352-2310:</span> | ||
<span style="background-color: #ffff99; border: 1px solid #9999aa; display: block; margin: 10px 45px 0px; padding: 15px; width: 80%;">A good number of years ago, I reviewed an earlier edition of this work quite favorably. Having read through, with puzzlement, other explanations of stack gas dispersion, I was greatly taken with the simple, straightforward explanation of the steps to get from emission and meteorological data to the expected downwind concentrations. Now, the author has produced a much more comprehensive volume that takes you from raw data to final concentrations, using the same approach. In a word then, this is a rather full course in point-source dispersion modeling. The work is overall as unique as it claims to be, in presenting this subject in a straightforward, informal fashion. I plan to put my copy on the shelf next to my desk where I can reach it. I recommend it.</span> | |||
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*<span style="margin-left: 10px;">Karen Kowalewsky (January 1997), "Book reviews", ''Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society'', Vol. 78, No. 1, pp.90-94, ISSN 0003-2310:</span> | |||
<span style="background-color: #ffff99; border: 1px solid #9999aa; display: block; margin: 10px 45px 0px; padding: 15px; width: 80%;">The goal of this text is to provide the reader with the fundamentals of dispersion models, deriving them stepwise with examples, while avoiding complex mathematics. Overall, the book meets the goal of explaining the basic theory. All of the material given was technically sound and complete. The table of contents, the lists of tables and figures, and the references were complete. The examples were quite detailed and assisted in explaining the main subjects. The historical and engineering aspects of this book will be useful to any meteorologists or engineers working in the field of air pollution meteorology. I believe this book is a useful reference and plan to have it at work in the frequently consulted dispersion modeling section of my bookshelf.</span> | |||
* | *<span style="margin-left: 10px;">Stanley S. Grossel (August 1995), "Book review", ''Chemical Engineering Progress'', Vol. 91, No. 8, p.88, ISSN 1352-2310:</span> | ||
< | <span style="background-color: #ffff99; border: 1px solid #9999aa; display: block; margin: 10px 45px 0px; padding: 15px; width: 80%;">The author wrote this book because he felt there was no single reference source that clearly explained the fundamental theory and discussed the many assumptions and constraints involved in its derivation. The book starts "from scratch" in deriving the fundamental theory step-by-step, and it also provides many sample calculations serving to elucidate the theory and procedures. All major aspects of (buoyant) gas dispersion are covered here in a manner easily followed by the non-specialist engineer. The calculation samples appreciably help in illustrating the theory and design procedures. This book will be a useful addition to the bookshelf of all engineers faced with estimating the effects of stack gas dispersion.</span> | ||
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The book starts "from scratch" in deriving the fundamental theory step-by-step, and it also provides many sample calculations serving to elucidate the theory and procedures. All major aspects of (buoyant) gas dispersion are covered here in a manner easily followed by the non-specialist engineer. The calculation samples appreciably help in illustrating the theory and design procedures. This book will be a useful addition to the bookshelf of all engineers faced with estimating the effects of stack gas dispersion. </ | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 19 August 2024
| Author | Milton R. Beychok |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Milton R. Beychok |
| Release date | 2005 (4th Edition) |
| Media type | Downloadable in PDF format |
| Pages | 201 |
| ISBN | 0-9644588-0-2 |
| LC Classification | TD885.B49 1994 |
| OCLC Number | 33462889 |
Fundamentals Of Stack Gas Dispersion is a book devoted to the basic fundamentals of air pollution dispersion modeling of continuous, buoyant pollution plumes from stationary point sources. The first edition was published in 1979. The current fourth edition was published in 2005.
It is notable for including the step-by-step derivation of every equation presented in the book without using any highly advanced mathematics.
The book is now (2014) available only as a downloadable version in PDF format.
Subjects covered in the book
The subjects covered in the book include atmospheric turbulence and stability classes, buoyant pollution plume rise, Gaussian dispersion modeling, time-averaged concentrations, wind velocity profiles, fumigations, trapped plumes and flare stack plumes. All of the many constraints and assumptions involved in the basic equations are fully explained.
The book includes a good many example calculations. More information, including the complete table of contents, is available on the Internet.[1]
Book contents
- Chapter 1: Atmospheric Parameters
- Chapter 2: Gaussian Dispersion Equations
- Chapter 3: Dispersion Coefficients
- Chapter 4: Plume Rise
- Chapter 5: Time-Averaging Of Concentrations
- Chapter 6: Wind Velocity Profiles
- Chapter 7: Calculating Stack Gas Plume
- Chapter 8: Trapped Plumes
- Chapter 9: Fumigation
- Chapter 10: Meteorological Data
- Chapter 11: Flare Stack Plume Rise
- Chapter 12: Miscellany
Where the book is used
The book is used in universities, large industrial companies, engineering and construction companies, and consulting companies as well as individual consultants in 84 countries worldwide.[2] It is currently available in 233 libraries worldwide.[2]
It has been cited or referenced more than 880 times in journal articles, conference proceedings and online websites as well as in 34 regulatory publications of state or national governmental agencies worldwide. It is or has been used as recommended reading or a textbook in 61 university courses worldwide.[2] In addition, it is listed in the Open Library, the LibraryThing, Goodreads, the Wageningen University Library, the Internet Archive, citeulike and ResearchGate.
Book reviews
Excerpts from some published reviews of this book:
- James P. Lodge (November 1995), "Book review", Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 29, No. 22, p. 3397, ISSN 1352-2310:
A good number of years ago, I reviewed an earlier edition of this work quite favorably. Having read through, with puzzlement, other explanations of stack gas dispersion, I was greatly taken with the simple, straightforward explanation of the steps to get from emission and meteorological data to the expected downwind concentrations. Now, the author has produced a much more comprehensive volume that takes you from raw data to final concentrations, using the same approach. In a word then, this is a rather full course in point-source dispersion modeling. The work is overall as unique as it claims to be, in presenting this subject in a straightforward, informal fashion. I plan to put my copy on the shelf next to my desk where I can reach it. I recommend it.
- Karen Kowalewsky (January 1997), "Book reviews", Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol. 78, No. 1, pp.90-94, ISSN 0003-2310:
The goal of this text is to provide the reader with the fundamentals of dispersion models, deriving them stepwise with examples, while avoiding complex mathematics. Overall, the book meets the goal of explaining the basic theory. All of the material given was technically sound and complete. The table of contents, the lists of tables and figures, and the references were complete. The examples were quite detailed and assisted in explaining the main subjects. The historical and engineering aspects of this book will be useful to any meteorologists or engineers working in the field of air pollution meteorology. I believe this book is a useful reference and plan to have it at work in the frequently consulted dispersion modeling section of my bookshelf.
- Stanley S. Grossel (August 1995), "Book review", Chemical Engineering Progress, Vol. 91, No. 8, p.88, ISSN 1352-2310:
The author wrote this book because he felt there was no single reference source that clearly explained the fundamental theory and discussed the many assumptions and constraints involved in its derivation. The book starts "from scratch" in deriving the fundamental theory step-by-step, and it also provides many sample calculations serving to elucidate the theory and procedures. All major aspects of (buoyant) gas dispersion are covered here in a manner easily followed by the non-specialist engineer. The calculation samples appreciably help in illustrating the theory and design procedures. This book will be a useful addition to the bookshelf of all engineers faced with estimating the effects of stack gas dispersion.
References
- ↑ The book publisher's website
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Website page "Information Of Interest" (A list of countries and libraries with copies of the book as well as a list of the citations to the book.)