Behavior of moist, buoyant, turbulent plumes from isolated sources of moisture and heat
Abstract
A set of equations which describe the behavior of atmospheric plumes in which special attention is given to the modeling of the microphysical processes and the treatment of the turbulence are presented. An original numerical scheme for solving these equations is studied, and a FORTRAN IV computer code is discussed. Simulations using real atmospheric data are compared with onsite plume measurements. It is found that the model accurately predicts the flow characteristics of the plumes and the dispersal of water vapor in the most complex atmospheres.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- November 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982STIN...8321294P
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Models;
- Convection;
- Cooling Systems;
- Diffusion;
- Earth Atmosphere;
- Equations Of State;
- Fortran;
- Heat Sources;
- Mathematical Models;
- Moisture;
- Plumes;
- Temperature Inversions;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer