Numerical Modeling of the Growth of Ice Crystals, Graupel, and Hail,

Abstract

An empirical approximation is presented for estimating the growth of ice crystals by diffusion. The classical approach to the growth of ice crystals by accretion is expanded and coupled with the empirical approach to diffusion growth. This coupling simulates the growth of ice crystals to rimed crystals, rimed crystals to graupel, and graupel to hail. Detailed numerical information for these simulations is presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0746451

Entities

People

  • David B. Johnson
  • Edward E. Hindman Ii.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Couplings
  • Diffusion
  • Simulations

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies