PhD Candidate
University of Guelph
I am Seyedahmad Kia, a Mechanical-Environmental Ph.D. candidate at the University of Guelph. My background is mechanical engineering in the experimental side and numerical simulation of fluid flow and air quality.
I am working on the simulation of flow field over open-pit mines to help the industry predict the amount of the pollutant emitted from the facilities. The main tool for performing simulation over complex terrain such as open-pits is the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) which I am using in my project. All the simulations are performed by OpenFOAM 4.
The next step of my project is to evaluate the accuracy of Gaussian dispersion models which is the base of commercial well-known software like CALPUFF. The dispersion modelling of open-pits is performed by CALMET-CALPUFF and the goal of this set of simulations is to compare the CALPUFF results by CFD. The outcome of the project make the industry aware of the amount of pollutants, practical modelling strategy of open-pits and giving instruction in logistics of the facility to minimize the effects of mining on the surrounding residence and nature.