[billy7590]

Hi,
I am trying to verify the results of a research paper regarding simulation of toxic gas release. I am using Ansys Fluent Solver.
Basically, first I ran a steady state analysis with wind blowing in a certain direction and certain velocity. Then I added a leakage source with mass flow boundary condition and ran a transient analysis for a gas release for 3 minutes duration (keeping the steady state results as initial condition).

The result that I am looking for is mass fraction of gas at different locations in solution domain. At a height of 1.5 m from ground, the research paper plots its results for a fraction of 2.0e-5. My contour completely matches with the paper, except near the release point.

In the paper, gas dispersion starts at the release point whereas in my case, gas releases disperses ahead of the release point in the forward direction with no dispersion along the plane of leakage source. So my results say that gas is not dispersing in the backward direction whereas in the paper, it disperses even behind the leakage source.

In the attachment, the contours on the left are from the paper. I am simulation the case for wind speed of 0.75 m/s (contour No. 1). My results for the same wind speed are on the right.

What could I be doing wrong? I have modeled everything as recorded in the paper. Please help.