Large-eddy simulation of a buoyant plume in uniform and stably stratified environments

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 652, Issue , 2010, Pages 75-103

  Devenish, B J ^a   Rooney, G G ^a   Thomson, D J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY;

COHERENT MOTION; FIELD MEASUREMENT; NEUTRAL BUOYANCY; QUALITATIVE ASPECTS; QUANTITATIVE AGREEMENT; RADIAL SPREADING; STRATIFIED ENVIRONMENTS; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

BUOYANCY; ENTRAINMENT; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME;

EID: 77953622285     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010000017     Document Type: Article

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