Air quality technical papers
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Exhaust Dispersion Papers
Exhaust Contamination of Hidden vs. Visible Air Intakes
Petersen, R.L., J.J. Carter, and J.W. LeCompte.
Petersen, R.L., J.J. Carter, and B.C. Cochran. Laboratories for the 21st Century, May 2005
Specifying Exhaust and Intake Systems
R.L. Petersen, B.C. Cochran, and J.J. Carter, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., ASHRAE Journal, August, 2002
Specifying Exhaust Systems That Avoid Fume Entry and Adverse Health Effects
Petersen, R.L, B.C. Cochran, and J.W. LeCompte, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., ASHRAE Transactions, V.108, Pt2., 2002
Influence of Architectural Screens on Rooftop Concentrations Due to Effluent from Short Stacks
R.L. Petersen, J.J. Carter, and M.A. Ratcliff, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., ASHRAE Transactions, V.105, Pt.1, 1999
Wind Tunnel Invstigation of the Effect of Platform-Type Structures on Dispersion of Effluents from Short Stacks
R.L. Petersen, Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, Vol. 36, No. 12, pp. 1347-1352, January 1987
Regulatory Modeling Papers
Use of Equivalent Building Dimensions (EBD) to Characterize Upwind Terrain Wake Effects for AERMOD
R.L. Petersen, J.D. Reifschneider, R.J. Paine, and K. Schmidt, Air & Waste Management Association, Paper #425, 2007
R.L. Petersen, J.D. Reifschneider, D. Shea, D. Cramer, and L. Labrie, Air & Waste Management Association, Paper #276, 2007
Validation of the CHARM® Software Module Including Near-Field Dispersion With Varying Roughness
M.W. Eltgroth, R.L. Petersen and J. Sanders, A&WMA 98th Convention, Minneapolis, MN, June 21-25, 2005
ISC-PRIME Versus Wind-Tunnel Observations for Multi-tiered, Sloped, Porous Structures
J.J. Carter and R.L. Petersen, Air & Waste Management Association's Guideline on Air Quality Models Conference, Newport, RI, 2001
Comparison of ISC3 and Prime Model Predictions Against Wind Tunnel Observations
R.L. Petersen, B.C. Cochran, and J.J. Carter, Air & Waste Management Association, Paper # 00-1113, 2000
Equivalent Building Dimensions for ISC2 Modeling Applications
R.L. Petersen, B.C. Cochran, D.E. Keen, R.N. Walton; Air & Waste Management Association, 1995
Effect of A Nearby Hill on Good Engineering Practice Stack Height
R.L. Petersen, D.K. Parce, J. West, and R. Londergan, Air & Waste Management Association, Paper #93-796, 1993
Applications of Wind Tunnel Modeling for Assessing Odor Impacts
R.L. Petersen; Proceedings of the 2008 WEF & AWMA Odor Specialty Conference, Phoenix, AZ, April 6-9, 2008
Other Air Quality Papers
A Study of Air Flow Surrounding a Proposed Airport Terminal Expansion
B.C. Cochran, and J.S. Lague, Air & Waste Management Association, Paper # 99-493, 1999
Development and Evaluation of an Improved Algorithm for Estimating Thermal Internal Boundary Layer Height
R.L. Petersen, Cermak Peterka Petersen, Inc., 1999
Wind Tunnel Modeling of Radiator and Engine Exhaust Temperature Increases at Air Intake For Nuclear Power Plant
R.L. Petersen, B.C. Cochran, and M.A. Milad, Air & Waste Management Association, Paper #98-354, 1998
Applications of Wind Tunnel Modeling for Accidental Releases
R.L. Petersen, Air & Waste Management Association, Paper # 97-1092, 1997
LFL Estimates for Crude Oil Vapors from Relief Tank Vents
R.L. Petersen, K. Watson, and R. Roehner, Process Safety Progress, Vol. 16 No. 2, Summer, 1997
Objective Method for Estimating Surface Roughness Length for Industrial Facilities
R.L. Petersen, D.K. Parce, and C. Rabideau, Air & Waste Management Association, 1995
