OPEN BURNING AND OPEN DETONATION OF EXPLOSIVES. PREDICTION OF POLLUTANT EMISSIONS

Abstract

The paper presents a complex analysis of the presence of various pollutants (CO2, CO, NO, NO2, CH4, TNMH, C6H6) in the vicinity of sites intended for open burning and open detonation of explosives. Previously obtained data (measured field data on a representative sample) regarding the emission factors of pollutants originating from different types of explosives have been used. To predict the atmospheric dispersion of reactive agents, the ADORA and ALOHA models were used. Comparative analysis was performed with computational and experimental data on the emission of detonation products using regression analysis of the obtained emission coefficients. The overall results show satisfactory values of correlation coefficients. The prediction power of used methods increased as follows: ADORA (the smallest error), ALOHA E/A (0.43) and ALOHA E/A 0.67.