The role of aspect ratio on entrainment rates of instantaneous, axisymmetric finite volume releases of dense fluid

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-101

  Huq, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Dilution; Entrainment rate; Gravity current

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; ASPECT RATIO; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; VELOCITY; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

DILUTION; GRAVITY CURRENT; INTRUSION;

GASES;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; DILUTION; EXPERIMENT; FLOW; GRAVITY; LIQUID; POLLUTION TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030197983     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3894(95)00147-6     Document Type: Article

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