Snow drifting transport rates from water flume simulation

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 92, Issue 14-15, 2004, Pages 1245-1264

  O'Rourke, Michael ^a   DeGaetano, Arthur ^b   Tokarczyk, Janine Derjue ^c  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Spiegel Zamecnik and Shah Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Simulation; Snow drifting; Snow loading; Snow transport; Water flume procedures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LABORATORIES; WATER;

DRIFT FORMATION; DRIFTING TRANSPORT RATES; WATER FLUME;

SNOW;

AIRFLOW; DRIFT; SNOW; TRANSPORT;

EID: 8644277208     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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