Dispersion of exhaust gases from roof-level stacks and vents on a laboratory building: Discussion

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1087-1089

  Saathoff, P ^a   Stathopoulos, T ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DATA REDUCTION; DATA STRUCTURES; DISPERSIONS; ESTIMATION; GRAPHIC METHODS; LABORATORIES; METEOROLOGY; THERMAL PLUMES; VENTS; WIND TUNNELS;

DILUTION; GENERIC WIND TUNNEL; STACK HEIGHT;

EXHAUST GASES;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; EXHAUST GAS; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND;

EID: 0031128468     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00269-5     Document Type: Note

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