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模型结构对城市雨水中的放射性核素运输的影响
Anne Mikelonis1, Jonathan Shireman2, Katherine Ratliff1
1U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
概括
不同的风暴水管理模型 (SWMM) 结构影响放射性污染物运输. 模型结构影响-137 (137Cs) 冲洗,出水流和管道水平,表明目前的模型需要改进以应对灾害.
科学领域:
- 环境工程 环境工程
- 水文建模 水文建模
- 放射性污染评价评估 放射性污染评价
背景情况:
- 来自诸如脏炸弹之类的事件的放射性污染对环境构成重大风险.
- 准确的模拟城市环境中的污染物运输对于有效的应对和恢复至关重要.
- 现有的风暴水管理模型 (SWMM) 在模拟复杂的污染场景方面可能存在局限性.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较不同SWMM模型构造在模拟放射性污染物运输中的性能.
- 研究模型结构对-137 (137Cs) 在各种降雨条件下的传输的影响.
- 评估当前SWMM模型的准备能力,以协助放射性事件应对和恢复.
主要方法:
- 使用三种不同的SWMM模型构造模拟假设的脏炸弹的放射性污染:公用事业提供的综合下水道模型,高分辨率的网状表面流模型和混合模型.
- 在三个降雨场景下运行模型:一个3小时的事件,一个24小时的事件,和一个24小时的事件,有48小时的排水.
- 分析模型结构对污染物加载,洗,排放流以及管道内的137Cs水平的影响.
主要成果:
- 模型结构显著影响大气沉积到雨水系统中的污染物负载.
- 与其他结构相比,高分辨率的表面流量模型导致了较大的污染物冲洗率.
- 在有地下管道连接的模型中,通过出口的污染流量更高,而137Cs水平根据模型结构在每个管道上有很大的差异.
结论:
- 选择SWMM模型构造的选择极大地影响了放射性污染物运输的模拟.
- 当前的SWMM模型,在最初的设计中,可能不够强大,以支持放射性污染事件后的有效应对和恢复操作.
- 需要进一步开发和验证SWMM模型,以提高它们在紧急管理中的实用性.
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