A method to estimate emission rates from industrial stacks based on neural networks.
This paper presents a technique based on artificial neural networks (ANN) to estimate pollutant rates of emission from industrial stacks, on the basis of pollutant concentrations measured on the ground. The ANN is trained on data generated by the ISCST3 model, widely accepted for evaluation of dispersion of primary pollutants as a part of an environmental impact study. Simulations using theoretical values and comparison with field data are done, obtaining good results in both cases at predicting emission rates. The application of this technique would allow the local environment authority to control emissions from industrial plants without need of performing direct measurements inside the plant.
Olcese
Luis E
LE
Departamento de Físico Química/INFIQC, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
Toselli
Beatriz M
BM
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D007221:Industry; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer
D000393:Air Pollutants