Large-eddy simulation of the plume generated by the fire at the Buncefield oil depot in December 2005

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 465, Issue 2102, 2009, Pages 397-419

  Devenish, B J ^a   Edwards, J M ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Atmosphere; Boussinesq; Buoyant plume; Large eddy simulation; Radiation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; BUOYANCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FIRES; FUNCTIONS; HEATING; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MILITARY OPERATIONS; RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THEOREM PROVING; THERMAL PLUMES; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATIONS; ATMOSPHERE; BOUSSINESQ; BOUSSINESQ ASSUMPTIONS; BOUSSINESQ EQUATIONS; BUOYANT PLUME; CONCENTRATION INCREASES; HERTFORDSHIRE; INITIAL CONDITIONS; OPTICAL THICKNESSES; SECOND WORLD WARS; STRINGENT TESTS; WATER VAPOURS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 58149106090     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2008.0288     Document Type: Article

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