MERCURE
MERCURE is an atmospheric dispersion modeling Computational [fluid dynamics|CFD] code developed by Électricité [de France] and distributed by ARIA Technologies, a French company.
MERCURE is a version of the CFD software ESTET, developed by EDF's Laboratoire National d'Hydraulique. Thus, it has directly benefited from the improvements developed for ESTET. When requested, ARIA integrates MERCURE as a module into the ARIA RISK software for use in industrial risk assessments.
Features of the model
MERCURE is particularly well adapted to perform air pollution dispersion modelling on local or urban scales. Some of the models capabilities and features are:- Pollution source types: Point or line sources, continuous or intermittent.
- Pollution plume types: Buoyant or dense gas plumes.
- Deposition: The model is capable of simulating the deposition or decay of plume pollutants.
Users of the model
- Électricité de France
- Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d’Acoustique de l'École Centrale de Lyon, France
- Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire, Fontenay, France
- The Italian National Agency for New Technology, Energy and the Environment, Bologna, Italy
- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia