On the application of Thomson's random flight model to the prediction of particle dispersion within a ventilated airspace

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 67-68, Issue , 1997, Pages 627-638

  Reynolds, A M ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Model; Turbulence; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RANDOM PROCESSES; TURBULENCE; VENTILATION;

THOMSON RANDOM FLIGHT MODEL; TURBULENCE ANALYSIS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

PARTICLE DISPERSION; TURBULENT FLOW; VENTILATION;

EID: 0031109667     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(97)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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