INTRODUCTION

Man has always been in search of an effective system to dispose of undesirable gaseous
products of combustion. The earliest form of such a system was a small vent but as the years
passed by there was an increase in both draft requirements as well as volume of gases to be
handled and as a result vents were replaced by small brick chimneys. Now with the evolution
of world the large scale industrial developments are taking place at an astonishing rate due to
which a large number of chimneys are being constructed every year. The primary function of
chimney is to discharge pollutants into atmosphere at such heights and velocities that the
concentration of
Pollutants deemed harmful to the environment are kept within acceptable limits at ground
level. The chimneys are typically almost vertical to ensure that the hot gases flow smoothly,
drawing air into the combustion through the chimney effect. Chimneys are constructed tall to
increase their draw of air for combustion and to disperse the pollutants in flue gases over a
greater area in order to reduce the pollutant concentrations in compliance with regulatory or
other limits. Decades, and these are valid reasons to believe that this trend towards
construction of taller chimneys will continue.