A laboratory study of buoyant plumes in laminar and turbulent crossflows

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1125-1135

  Huq, Pablo ^a   Stewart, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dispersion; Integral plume models; Laboratory modelling; Plumes in crossflows; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ANEMOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONDUCTANCE; LABORATORY; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; MODEL; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBULENT FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BUOYANT PLUME EVOLUTION; LABORATORY PLUME EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY STUDY; LAMINAR CROSSFLOW; PLUME DILUTION;

EID: 0029668154     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00335-5     Document Type: Article

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