Influence of the Haizhou Open Pit Coal Mine on the atmospheric flow over Fuxin, China

Article type: Research Article

Authors: CHEN, He | YANG, Zhi-feng | WANG, Xuan

Affiliations: State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

Note: [] E-mail: chen.he@163.com

Note: [] Corresponding author. E-mail: zfyang@bnu.edu.cn

Abstract: The influence of the Haizhou Open Pit Mine on the atmospheric flow in nearby Fuxin City in China was analyzed with the aid of the steady-state Navier-Stokes equations. The finite element method was used to obtain numerical solutions to these equations. The results showed that the Haizhou Open Pit Coal Mine contributes to the turbulent flow in the Fuxin City and its surroundings. However, when compared with the climatic effects, the open pit mine has a relatively small impact on the atmospheric flow over Fuxin.

Keywords: numerical simulation, turbulence, finite element method, open pit coal mine

Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 978-980, 2004