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September 4, 2019
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Calculation methods of Radon-222 radiological activity for NORM plant with ventilation

Publicated to: JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 183 (106360): 106360- - 2019-12-01 183(106360), DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106360

Authors:

Dieguez-Elizondo, Pedro M; O'Donohoe, Paul G; Gil-Lopez, Tomas; Castejon-Navas, Juan; Galvez-Huerta, Miguel A
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Grupo de Investigación en Ingeniería Marítima y Portuaria. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Technol Univ Dublin, Coll Engn & Built Environm, 1 Bolton St, Dublin, Ireland - Author
Trinity College Dublin - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Avda Juan de Herrera 6, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Publ Navarra, Campus Arrosadia, Pamplona 31006, Spain - Author
Univ Tecn Federico Santa Maria, Avda Espana 1680, Valparaiso, Chile - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Universidad Pública de Navarra - Author
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María - Author
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Abstract

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. A procedure is proposed to determine the radiological activity of air present in the working area of a NORM (Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Materials) plant. This NORM plant is located in the United Arab Emirates and is dedicated to the recycling of material and equipment used in oil extraction facilities. Substantial quantities of NORM waste will be present inside the enclosed plant facilities and will exhale significant amounts of Radon-222 into the working environment. The continued inhalation of this gas and its progeny has been shown to cause lung cancer. In order to reduce the concentration level of the aforementioned gas to an acceptable regulatory value, the best solution is by means of mechanical ventilation. The two calculation methods used to analysis the relationship between the ventilation rate and the degree of radioactive contamination are considered. The first being ventilation by perfect dilution, commonly employed in industrial environments with radiological contamination. The second method of analysis is by means of a CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) which permits a more precise calculation of the required fresh air quantity and spatial concentrations. Validation was carried out in a small experimental plant space, obtaining results reasonable approximate to those predicted by the computational analysis. The similarities and differences between the respective calculation methods and their respective fields of application are analyzed. It is concluded that for lower air change rates, less than five air changes per hour, the CFD analysis is the most appropriate method. By contrast, when using a higher rate of outside air changes in the plant, the perfect dilution method should be sufficient enough to control the presence of radon and its progeny. Both calculation methods consider the activity of radon and the activity of the most significant radioisotopes of its progeny.
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Keywords

Building-materialsDelay chamberEmanationEntryHousesIsotopeMitigationNatural radiation-exposureOilRadioactive pollutionRadioactivityRadon exhalationRadon gasThoronWaste disposal

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2019, it was in position 1/19, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Petroleum. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 27 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/91591/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 61
    • Downloads: 58
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Chile; Eire; United Kingdom.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (GALVEZ HUERTA, MIGUEL ANGEL).

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