Question: Develop a spreadsheet to determine the isopleths for a puff at a specified time after the release of material. The spreadsheet should contain specific cells

Develop a spreadsheet to determine the isopleths for a puff at a specified
time after the release of material.
The spreadsheet should contain specific cells for user input of the following
quantities: time after release (s), wind speed (2 m/s), total release (kg),
release height (m),-molecular weight of released gas, ambient temperature
(K), ambient pressure (atm), and isopleth concentration (ppm).
The spreadsheet output should include, at each point downwind, downwind
location, both y and z dispersion coefficients, downwind centerline
concentration, and -isopleth distance off-center (+/2).
The spreadsheet output should also include a graph of the isopleth location.
For your spreadsheet construction, we suggest that you set up the cells to
move with the puff center. Otherwise, you will need a large number of cells.
Use the spreadsheet for the following case:
Release mass: 0.5 kg
Release height: 0 m
Molecular weight of gas: 30
Ambient temperature: 298 K
Ambient pressure: 1 atm
Isopleth concentration: 1 ppm
Atmospheric stability: F
Run the spreadsheet for a number of different times, and plot the maximum
puff width as a function of distance downwind from the release.
Answer the following questions:
a. At what distance downwind does the puff reach its maximum width?
b. At what distance and time does the puff dissipate?
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c. Estimate the total area swept out by the puff from initial release to
dissipation.
Your submitted work should include a description of your method of
solution, a complete spreadsheet output at 2000 s after release, a plot of
maximum puff width as a function of downwind distance, and the calculation
of the total swept area

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