Simulation of a reacting pollutant puff using an adaptive grid algorithm

A new dynamic solution adaptive grid algorithm, DSAGA-PPM, has been developed for use in air quality modeling. In this paper, this algorithm is described, and is evaluated with a test problem. Cone-shaped distributions of various chemical species undergoing chemical reactions are rotated to simulate the transport and chemistry processes that occur in the atmosphere. The results obtained by using DSAGA-PPM are more accurate than those obtained from a static grid with the same number of nodes. The computational cost associated with a static grid solution with the same level of accuracy is prohibitive. Because of its efficient use of computational resources, DSAGA-PPM has the potential to improve the accuracy, or efficiency, or a combination of both in air quality models.

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