A LABORATORY MODEL OF AIR FLOW OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS.

Abstract

A description is given of a liquid model of the flow of air over the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the vicinity of Bishop, California. A theoretical discussion indicates that the modeling can be attempted by requiring geometric similarity of the boundaries in the fluid systems and equality of the internal Froude numbers, suitably defined. The experimental model has flow patterns that resemble the prototype quite closely although in some cases at somewhat different Froude numbers. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1957
Accession Number
AD0692416

Entities

People

  • Robert R. Long

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Boundaries
  • California
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Froude Number
  • Models
  • Mountains
  • Prototypes

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Regression Analysis.